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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was born in about 1480 as a member of the Portuguese nobility and grew up in the home of the Portuguese Queen. Magellan sailed with Portuguese fleets on multiple voyages to the East Indies. Magellan’s first sail was in 1505 when he sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. After sailing around the Cape of Good Hope‚ he now knew where to locate spices. Due to the expedition‚ he also knew where the spices were located according to the line of demarcation established

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    Paper Introduction Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer who wanted to get to the Spice Islands sailing west instead of east. He was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan wanted to get to the Spice Islands and prove that they were not far from the new world colonies in doing so‚ Spain could claim the islands. In completing the task‚ he gained profit and knowledge first for Spain then himself and he would have had more possibilities to explore if he had not died. Ferdinand Magellan was born

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 in Sabrosa‚ Portugal. His father was Dom Ruy Magellan‚ a nobleman and sheriff. He was married to Donha Alda De Mesquite. He was born Fernão de Magalhães‚ but changed it later. Ferdinand Magellan had 2 siblings: a sister named Isabel and a brother named Diago De Souse. <br> <br>This aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years

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    Ferdinand Tonnies

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    According to the sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies there is two main types of societies. There is Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Both are German words. Gemeinschaft means commune or community. Gesellscaft means association. Overall‚ gemeinschaft relates to a small community were everyone knows one another by a first name basis. Gesellschaft relates to a more urban society were relationships are more impersonal. In a gemeinschaft society everyone knows everyone else. All the people play a role

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    actor playing Marco on how he should present the character Marco is a character of two faces. At the beginning of the play‚ a grateful and respectful man is presented to the audience. He shakes Eddie’s hand‚ and makes it clear that he does not want to impose – ‘when you say go‚ we will go’. This is in stark contrast to the absolute lack of respect your character gives Eddie later in the story‚ and the more-so you can make this the better the reception will be from the audience. Marco is also quite

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    Ferdinand Magellan was bornabout 1480 in Sabrosa of a noble Portuguese family. His parents‚ who were members of nobility‚ died when he was about10 years old. At the age of 12‚ Magellan became a page to Queen Leanor at the royal court. Such a position commonly served as a means of education for sons of the Portuguese nobility. At the court‚ Magellan learned about the voyages of such explorers as Christopher Columbus of Italy and Vasco da Gama of Portugal. He also learned the fundamentalsof navigation

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    Marco Polo Background

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    Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. His uncle Maffeo and his father Nicolo were both famous merchants. Marco Polo was educated in literacy skills and arithmetic. He also had a good knowledge of Italian and French. Marco became famous because of his journey to Cathay and his worked with Kublai Khan and also his splendid book called "The travels of Marco Polo". In 1260‚ when Marco was six years old Nicolo and Maffeo begen their first trip going east to the other side of the Black Sea. They

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    Marco Polo in Renaissance

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    Born in 1254 in Venice‚ Marco Polo is today a well-known figure of pre-Renaissance travels‚ and for his ground breaking travels to lands never before journeyed by Europeans. He was an Italian traveler and author‚ and spent the majority of his life travelling and exploring. His father Nicolo and uncle Maffeo‚ both merchants‚ had conducted business and trade in Constantinopole (now known as Istanbul) and the Crimea. However‚ when Genoa’s merchants‚ rivals to the Italian Polo’s‚ took over trade in

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    The Travels of Marco Polo

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    The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would

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    Marco Polo Mongols

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    The Travels of Marco Polo and the Reception of Kublai Kahn Marco Polo was a Venetian Christian diplomat that gained the trust of one of the most powerful men in history: Kublai Khan. The book outlines the assimilation of one man into Mongol culture. The Mongols were very accepting of other cultures so cases like these are far from rare. One other example is the Flemish Monk Willem van Ruysbroeck’s first hand account of the Mongols. In both pieces of literature you see the culture of the Mongol Empire

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