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    This person called Ferdinand Magellan made the trip to Spices Island by traveling west across the Atlantic‚ which led him to something that made history. In 1517‚ Magellan went to Spain hoping he would get support like Columbus in 1492‚ the Spanish king agreed to give Magellan an armada of five ships. There‚ Magellan hired a big crew containing roughly 270 young men in their teens and twenties. Magellan started his trip were some situations were happening which led

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    Figures of the Renaissance Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a leader of the Renaissance and a benefactor to modern science. The results of his voyage around the globe were such that the average person living during the Renaissance re-thought their paradigms of the world surrounding them‚ even know most scholars and other educated types knew that in fact‚ the world was round in shape. Ferdinand‚ however‚ proved it. Thus he lays claim to having circumnavigated the first voyage around

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    still succeed? Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal and moved to Spain when he was older. He studied mapmaking and astronomy and he was also an explorer. He sailed to East Africa and Malaysia. In his times many people didn’t think that the world is round or that you can sail around the world. Magellan challenged this and set out on a journey to circumnavigate the globe despite people’s beliefs. The Spaniards funded his long trip. Though some might argue that Magellan was a lunatic with god like

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    On August 10th 1519‚ explorer Ferdinand Magellan set out from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Spain with a fleet of five ships in pursuit of discovering a western sea route to the Spice Islands of Molluca in East Asia. There was a crew of 270 men on five ships known as the The San Antonio‚ Trinidad‚ Conception‚ Santiago‚ and the Vittoria. During the 99 day expedition they crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached South America a month later. The voyage was long and dangerous‚ many died from starvation‚ conflict

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    northern North America hundreds of years earlier. However‚ Columbus is important because his explorations made Europeans much more aware of the New World and helped to encourage more exploration of North and South America in the 1500s. Ferdinand Magellan and his discovery of the Philippines FERNÃO Magalhaes was born in Portugal around 1480‚ the son of the mayor of his native town. His interest in the nautical sciences started when he studied in the Court of Portugal. These studies filled him at

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    Lapu-Lapu (floruit-1521) was a ruler of Mactan‚ an island in the Visayas‚ Philippines‚ who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the Spanish colonization. He was also responsible for the death of Portuguese Explorer Ferdinand Magellan.[1] He is now regarded‚ retroactively‚ as the first Filipino hero.[2][3] He is also known under the names Çilapulapu‚[4] Si Lapulapu‚[5] Salip Pulaka‚[6][note 1] and Kali Pulako (alternatively spelled as Cali Pulaco)‚[7] though the historicity of

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    Should Australians Apologize to the Stolen Generation? A difficult issue that is facing society is whether or not Australians should apologize to the Stolen Generation. The Stolen Generation is the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly taken away from their families. This took place in 1909 until 1969. Governments‚ churches‚ and welfare bodies all took part in the event (Reconciliaction‚ 2012). They were then placed into institutional care with non-Indigenous

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    This spread European ideals to other countries and this was the beginning of European type civilizations in America. Although there were many explorers in the Age of Discovery‚ the three most important explorers were Christopher Columbus‚ Ferdinand Magellan and Bartholomeu Dias. Christopher Columbus was one of the most important explorers in the Age of Discovery. He was born in Italy and he made many voyages all around the world as a young man. Columbus had a goal which was to sail to India by sailing

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    experiences of colonisation for Aboriginal peoples of Australia and the experiences of colonisation for the Torres Strait Islander peoples. In particular‚ the issue of dispossession from land and/or culture will be analysed‚ as well as the effect of Christianity. As a result‚ it will be argued that Christianity was generally an oppressive force for Aboriginal peoples‚ whereas for Torres Strait Islanders‚ Christianity was easily integrated with traditional beliefs. My introduction Colonisation has

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    MANAGING MARITIME SECURITY IN MALACCA STRAITS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AT MALACCA STRAITS? BY SEGAR A/L MUNIANDY INTRODUCTION 1. Seafarers have sought an understanding of the oceans for centuries. Modern day enable us to relied upon technology to collect data in this environment. Today’s complex and ambiguous threats place an even greater premium on knowledge and a shared understanding of the maritime domain. Adequately addressing these threats requires

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