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    Space exploration is not worth the cost. Space exploration is not worth the cost because it is not losing the lives of astronauts. It is also not worth the money that is being spent to make the rocket ship. Also there would not be a lot of income. First of all space exploration is not worth the cost because it is not worth losing the lives astronauts lives. Even though there are people willing to go to space they can lose their lives while leaving the atmosphere. An example is the 1986 challenger

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    the biggest historic events in the European world‚ The age of Exploration. A journey

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    During the age of exploration‚ the idea of exploring had affected the lives of many people. The drive to explore the unknown led to the creation of many new inventions. These inventions made exploration easier and more efficient. Some advancements were the compass and the Portolani chart‚ which allowed them to know where and what direction they were going. Others included the Astrolable‚ used for measuring latitude‚ and the caravel‚ which was a different type of sail that made the boats faster. These

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    Marlon Constance Reg no. 2013070012 West Indian History HIST147-SOUTH-LG Professor-Lisa Gonzales 1) From your knowledge of history‚ what factors facilitated European maritime exploration in the 15th century? (what / who gave them the tools they needed) The fifteenth century saw an upsurge in maritime exploration in Europe which was led by the Portuguese. Several factors contributed to this‚ and I am now going to take an in depth look at these factors Firstly the Portuguese had a seventy

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    Space Exploration: A Waste of Resources? From the beginning of time‚ human life has been awestruck by the curiosity of space; this curiosity led to the formation of myths about space exploration which began a debate that is still to this day heavily debated. In today’s times‚ all are aware that the myths formed centuries ago were‚ indeed‚ incorrect‚ however‚ they were right in the sense of starting a debate that has yet to be settled (Space). Many years after the formation of the myths‚ President

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    Explain why Henry VII promoted overseas trade Henry VII promoted overseas trade for various reasons‚ England’s’ most popular export was wool and cloth‚ promoting overseas trade England would benefit financially‚ it was a technique to get more foreign support and also to secure Henry from imposters. England’s main export was wool and woollen cloth. The wool and cloth trade accounted for 90% of all exports which meant that England was able to get more royal revenue from trading with countries such

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    The two nations leading worldwide exploration are Spain and Portugal. There were many reasons that made Spain and Portugal the forerunners of worldwide exploration. Spain and Portugal‚ both located off the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a geographical advantage over other nations. This Peninsula allowed easy access into the Atlantic‚ which made it much easier to launch expeditions to the Americas. Spain and Portugal both sought out economic growth which led them to seek out new trade routes‚ leading to resources

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    Some form of slavery existed in Africa before Europeans arrived; however it was a system of temporary consequences. People were enslaved as punishment for a crime‚ to pay a debt‚ or as captives of war. African slavery was very different from what was to come later with the Europeans because it was not for personal gain and inhumane suffering of others. Unlike European slavery‚ African slaves could work to buy their freedom and their children were not automatically slaves. Captive Africans and their

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    The European overseas voyages left Britain and France with different territories in North America. Britain has thirteen colonies and France ruled a large area named New France. The two engaged in several wars before the French Indian war. By 1754 Britain controlled the majority of the colonies leaving the French with much less. These two areas were expanding closer and closer with the question of who would dominate who. The Ohio River Valley was used for communications between the two halves of the

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    The European colonized Africa for numerous reasons such as the medical advancement for malaria which was devastating the European population. During the industrial revolution‚ the Europeans perfected the gun which gave them an advantage over Africa. The European-built an empire in Africa by converting them to Christianity and introducing two types of government‚ direct rule‚ and indirect rule. They established missionaries that change the culture and religion which resulted in modern schools and

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