event in the deep ocean; it simply has a much smaller amplitude (wave heights) offshore‚ and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometres long)‚ which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea‚ forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean. Tsunamis have been historically referred to as tidal waves because as they approach land they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing tide rather than the sort of cresting waves that are formed by wind action upon the ocean (with which people
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|THE TEARDROP OF THE INDIAN OCEAN: | | | |It’s Most Valuable Cash Crop | |
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one of the biggest injustice a person could do to another human being. However‚ slavery is as old as the human itself. This essay will focus on the development of slavery between 1450 and 1800‚ specifically in Africa. Slavery in Africa arose‚ because the possessions of human beings was an indication of wealth. Around 1450 people were in Africa were more scarce then land. So‚ in contrast to most of the countries‚ it didn’t matter how much land you possessed; it was about the amount of human beings
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How Far did Changes to Transport 1750-1900 Benefit the British People? In this essay‚ I will be explaining how transport changes how they helped British People during the Industrial Revolution. I will be writing about three types of transport: Roads‚ Canals and Railways. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ in 1750‚ it was very difficult to travel on roads as there were a lot of holes that were full of water‚ which meant there was no drainage. This waster filled up all the ruts. All
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occurred in 1750-1850 This period of time (1750-1850) was the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the factory system and use of machines increased. There were also more wealth for Britain and increase of population! However there changes in social‚ religion‚ economic and more political changes‚ this resulted in incidences such as calls for education‚ voting‚ equality and so on. But the main changes were transport‚ industry‚ home/leisure and health. Transport changes quickly 1750-1850‚ it was
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600–1450 Time Period – 22% of the Exam Cram Packet Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600–1450 as a period: Major events which caused change: Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges Industrial Revolution in China (Sung dynasty) Spread of Neo-Confucianism (in China) – mixture of Confucianism with some Buddhism Schism in Christianity (when the east and the west churches divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; they divided over the
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Even though many things stayed the same during the time period of 1492 to 1750‚ more changes occurred during this time period. An example of continuity during this time period is how Spain continued to try to spread Christianity. They spread Christianity to the Americas in an attempt to convert them from “savages”. They expelled anyone who did not follow their religion just as Spain had for years. Conquistadors continued to spread this religion throughout the New World and also killed any opposition
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the way to Eastern Europe. The trade route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of life. From 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.‚ the Silk Road changed in terms of trade‚ such as what items were traded
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CHAPTER 31 OCEAN CURRENTS TYPES AND CAUSES OF CURRENTS 3100. Definitions The movement of ocean water is one of the two principal sources of discrepancy between dead reckoned and actual positions of vessels. Water in motion is called a current; the direction toward which it moves is called set‚ and its speed is called drift. Modern shipping speeds have lessened the impact of currents on a typical voyage‚ and since electronic navigation allows continuous adjustment of course‚ there is less need to
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Background Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ Mary Linn‚ the vice President of Finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating the purchase of a new capsize carrier for a three years lease proposed by a motivated customer. The leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet met the customer’s requirements. In addition‚ this proposed contract is only for three years. Therefore
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