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    England and Europe’s Expansion to the New World During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ there were numerous conditions that prompted England and Europe to expand into the New World. Three of these conditions were price inflation‚ the desire for economic gain‚ and the search for religious freedom. These points greatly affected England and Europe’s expansion to the New World. Price inflation was a major reason for the expansion. Inflation began during a time of population growth in Europe

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    Exploration and the New World From Richard Bulliet et al.‚ The Earth and Its Peoples‚ v. 2‚ 5th edn (Wadsworth/Cengage‚ 2012)‚ p. 382 The harsh waters of the Atlantic Ocean kept the Americas isolated from the rest of the world for many years. A few sailing attempts were made were made in Atlantic but none were successful‚ except for the Vikings who first found North America in 986 and Genoese and Portuguese explorers who discovered the islands of Madeira‚ the Azores

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    What Unifies Major World Religions? “Every major religion of the world has similar ideals of love‚ the same goal of benefiting humanity through spiritual practice‚ and the same effect of making their followers into better human beings.” This quote by the Dalai Lama was in response to a book written by Jeffrey Moses‚ titled Oneness: Great Principles Shared by all Religions. The book talks about sixty five different principles that most major religions share. All religions sets guide lines

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    The New Global World 1450-1620 * Clovis Culture: Stone tool for technology * Were not in harmony with nature The Invasion and settlement of North America England * First capitalist nation * Nation has left behind legacies * Peculiar history 1065: Under Anglo- Saxon * Conquered by French King William who crosses channel and slays anglo-saxon king called Norman Conquest‚ which takes place Battle of Hastings * Signing of the Magna Carta in 13th century * House

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    The twentieth century saw a major increase in the world’s population. Yet large parts of the globe remain uninhabitable‚ so people are drawn towards living in existing towns and cities. A result our modern day cities face a number of serious problems which are due to overcrowding. Cities teeming with people are put under great strain to supply housing‚ healthcare‚ education‚ jobs and a certain quality of life for the inhabitants. The consequence of too dense a population is that one or all of

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    Differences of the Three Major Colonial Empires in the New World The three main colonial empires in the New World were the British‚ French‚ and Spanish empires. They had various differences in societal‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious outlooks. They also left behind some legacies‚ which even today seem to resonate. The British Colonial Empire thought that gold was everywhere‚ but they never found any. They had money from mercantile trade colonies and they were economically independent by

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    Church/Christianity‚ human suffering‚ and the effects/impacts of European discovery of the New World. In the book‚ events all slowly work at Candide’s optimistic up bringing by Pangloss (the apostle of optimism) until he no longer has faith in having a world where “all things are arranged for the best (Voltaire‚ 12)”. By the end of the book his opinion changes to that “we must cultivate

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    couple with a fiery spiciness from the wine’s characteristics‚ this contains a good style to the wine. About the appearance of this new world wine‚ the clarity is clear‚ the intensity is pale. It is same as the old world wine. Only the color of the wine is different from the old world one. The color of the new world wine is ruby color. About the smell of the new world wine‚ the condition is clear and the intensity is light. The aroma characteristics are oaky and fruity. There are a heavy oak smell

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    Slavery in the New World The beginning of slavery in North America developed in response to the economic demands of means in the New World. The colonies in the New World needed manual laborers to develop the natural resources‚ and for this reason the use of slaves became an important part of society. European Carolinians depended on African labor even more after turning to rice as their cash crop. In fact‚ planters began to import slaves in larger numbers partly because of the West African skill

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    about to sail to the New World from Spain on your old reliable ship. You wonder what you are going to find and what you are going to do if you meet any Native Americans. Then you think about the past‚ and in the past what has happened when cultures collide to get you to that day. So what happens when cultures collide? Is it always battles? do new cultures always form? The advances of technology help reach new cultures like how the compass and caravel helped get to the New World. Then when Christopher

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