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    Philippine History

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    Quesada VICTORIA * Commanded by Luis de Mendoza SANTIAGO * Commanded by Juan Serrano SAN ANTONIO * Commanded by Juan de Cartagena FERDINAND MAGELLAN’S EXPEDITION First Event * Magellan was given hundreds of Spanish crews to help him fulfill his expedition goals. They heard Mass in the Church of Santa Lucia de la Victoria (Santa Maria de la Victoria de Triana) and the captain of his ships as well as their crews took an oath of

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    Roman Empire Dbq

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    The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by barbarian invasions. The Roman Empire fell in the late AD 400s (Burstein and Shek 364). There are many ways that historians and archeologists believe was the reason that Rome fell‚ but the main reason was because of barbarian invasions. Although the empire had an advanced military for the most part‚ the Roman military had difficulty fending off the multiple invaders that were attacking at different areas of the empire. For example‚ Rome had to keep their

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    Encounter with the West

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    reach the east by sailing westward‚ was able to get the support of the Spanish crown. 12. THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD • After the remarkable voyages‚ Portugal and Spain became keen rivals in colonizing new lands. European adventurer made daring voyages and sought new land riches. • On May 3‚ 1493‚ Pope Alexander VI‚ attempting to settle the rivalry‚ issued a papal bull known as Inter Caetera. • Pope decreed that the Spanish zone of exploration should be west of the imaginary line drawn north to

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    History of Portugal

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    China and established relations with Ethiopia. As other Portuguese kings had done‚ Emanuel dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations‚ he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497‚ thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class. His son‚ John III‚ promoted the settlement of Brazil and (again influenced by the example of Spain) introduced

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    1153 September 15‚ 2013 The Differences between Learning English from Spanish and Vietnamese. Reading‚ “My English”‚ by Julia Alvarez somehow reminds me the process of studying English. Unlike the author‚ I was born and grew up in a place far from the United States‚ Vietnam. Generally‚ English is our second language. Yet‚ the way we achieve it consisted of both similarities and differences. First of all‚ Vietnamese and Spanish use the same Latin alphabet that English does. However‚ in Vietnamese

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    Final Assignment: The Spanish Civil War Final Paper Marked the “Little World War” by various historians (Beevor‚ 2001‚ pg 17)‚ the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) stood as the most significant conflict in Europe in the Interwar period. It allowed Fascists Italy and Germany to demonstrate the prowess and precision of their growing militaries. Likewise it stood as a last stand for the left‚ a hope for the anarchists and socialists as growing powers in the right looked to crush the common man in

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    Maurya and Gupta Empire

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    08/08/11 12:57 AM Indus valley to the Pre-British era : 1. Indus Valley 2. Maurya Dynasty 3.Gupta Empire 4. Mughal Empire 5. Mewar Dynasty 6. Vijayanagar Empire 7. Maratha Empire 8. Ahom Kingdom 9. Kushan Dynasty 10. Satavahana Dynasty I. MAURYA DYNASTY COSTUME Men and women continued to wear three unstitched garments‚ as in Vedic times. The main garment was the antariya of white cotton‚ linen or flowered muslin‚ sometimes embroidered in gold and precious stones. For men‚ it was an unstitched

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    ended in total decline; however‚ in the eastern portions of the Roman Empire there was political continuity and centralization of state as seen in the Byzantine Empire‚ which split Rome into two. The world at this time was witnessing the mass movement of pastoral people interacting with sedentary people and the weaknesses of many empires including the Han Dynasty‚ the Guptas and Rome. During the Pax Romana Era‚ the Roman Empire was at its peak in the Mediterranean because of powerful‚ unified governmental

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    What are the causes of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish Civil War happened in 1936‚ with the Republicans fighting against the Nationalists. The causes of the Spanish Civil War are the weakness of the government‚ the failure of the monarchy‚ the Spanish army‚ the division of the states and the Catholic Church . The Spanish government was seen as corrupt and unstable‚ often undisciplined and lacked financial and economical care. The Spanish army was hated for their brutality but they had a large

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    Essay #3 - Dos de Philipe King Philip II ruled over the western Habsburg kingdom‚ which included Spain‚ Portugal‚ Naples‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia. When he got married to Mary I‚ he then ruled over England and Ireland. There were major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign. Some of the problems were finances and control over some of his countries‚ such as Spain and the Netherlands. Philip II had many problems throughout Spain since the time it had grown unstable. Philip II had

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