...The Age of Exploration A Resource to Accompany History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism Brings Learning Alive! Teachers’ Curriculum Institute 1 Introduction I n this reading, you will learn about the Age of Exploration. This period of discovery lasted from about 1418 to 1620. During this time, European explorers made many daring voyages that changed world history. A major reason for these voyages was the desire to find sea routes to east Asia, which Europeans called the Indies. When Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was looking for such a route. Instead, he landed in the Americas. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies. In time, Europeans would realize that he had found what they called the ”New World.” European nations soon rushed to claim lands in the Americas for themselves. Early explorers often suffered terrible hardships. In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan set out with three ships to cross the Pacific Ocean from South America. He had guessed, correctly, that the Indies lay on the other side of the Pacific. But Magellan had no idea how vast the ocean really was. He thought his crew would be sailing for a few weeks at most. Instead, the crossing took three months. While the ships were still at sea, the crew ran out of food. One sailor wrote about this terrible time. “We ate biscuit… swarming with worms…. We drank yellow water that had been putrid [rotten] for days... and often we ate sawdust from boards.” Why did explorers...
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...The 1400s marked a time of exploration and expansion for Europe. Identify and explain three developments that stimulated this age of exploration. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Europe was a society based upon agriculture. “Farming and raising livestock had been practiced in Europe for thousands of years”, but during the late Middle Ages there were technological advances (Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, & Armitage, 2009). The 1400s marked a time of exploration and expansion for Europe. The three developments that stimulated the age of exploration for Europe was the Merchant, the Renaissance, and the Portuguese Voyages. The Merchant was a factor that made Europeans want to explore. One reason why Europeans wanted to go exploring was economic. “The economic growth of the late Middle Ages was accompanied by the expansion of commerce” (Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, & Armitage, 2009, p. 27). Commercial expansion stimulates the growth of markets and many European towns. Europeans had been in contact with Asia from the time of the Mongol conquests until the 14th century (Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, & Armitage, 2009). They had heard about the East through things like accounts of Marco Polo’s journeys. They had become very aware of the silks and...
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...Comrade Compass is the character who wanders around the entire park. He knows the layout of Exploration Fixation like the back of his hand and is always helping the guest get to where they want to go. If you are lost Comrade is the one to go to. His needle is always pointed west, representative of how the explorers were always looking for more land, more resources, and more wealth in the frontiers of the New World. He can discuss his role in the Age of Exploration along with the other technological innovations. Not only this, but Comrade Compass is very adept in all the motivators for European exploration such as: wealth, religion, and glory. Along with being very helpful, Comrade is the character that perfectly captures the overall theme of the park. New Spain The four different sections of the park are based off of the locations in which the European countries sent their explorers. The New Spain section is designed to look...
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...four identity statuses in Marcia’s theory? Define each of the four statuses using the component of crisis and commitment. * Identity achievement Having already explored alternatives, identity-achieved individuals are committed to a clearly formulated set of self chosen values and goals. They feel a sense of psychological well-being, of sameness through time, and of knowing where they are going. When asked how willing she would be to give up going into her chosen occupation if something better came along, Darla responded, “Well, I might, but I doubt it. I’ve thought long and hard about law as a career. I’m pretty certain it’s for me.” * Identity moratorium Moratorium means “delay or holding pattern.” These individuals have not yet made definite commitments. They are in the process of exploring—gathering information and trying out activities, with the desire to find values and goals to guide their lives. When asked whether he had ever had doubts about his religious beliefs, Ramón said, “Yes, I guess I’m going through that right now. I just don’t see how there can be a God and yet so much evil in the world.” * Identity foreclosure Identity-foreclosed individuals have committed themselves to values and goals without exploring alternatives. They accept a ready-made identity chosen for them by authority figures—usually parents but sometimes teachers, religious leaders, or romantic partners. When asked if she had ever reconsidered her political beliefs, Hillary...
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...The red planet. The next stop for exploration. The controversial topic of sending a man up to the planet Mars raises questions when thinking of the risks, and technology required to do so. When Kennedy addressed the issue of sending a man to the moon, he replied, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard” (Balogh 5). For the time, sending a man to the moon tested the limits, but that was the point. It has shown that humankind can succeed in reaching their goals that seem too out of reach. Sending people to Mars has the same effect. It will challenge technology and human limits, but sending a man to Mars would reestablish curiosity for the wonders of space, bring...
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...embrace a passion for learning and effectually grow up to become something like doctors, lawyers, or some other form of learned scholars. Fueling this fad is the parents undue insecurity about their child's competitiveness in the areas of higher education and in the corporate workforce, and thus wanting the very best for their children, they stick their little one(s) with a private tutor in the hopes that they'll excel in preschool which should pave the way to a life long passion for learning and success. Three, four, and even five year-olds are now being expected by some parents to read, write, and demonstrate some basic skills in arithmetic. Rather than waiting for their child to start preschool or kindergarten to learn these skills, these parents believe that if they don't start now at this tender age, then their child will not academically excel above their peers and fulfill their parent's dreams of having a doctor in the family (among other prestigious occupations). But unknown to the parents, this recent practice is nothing more than an example of deceptive marketing practices devised by companies which make a buck or two from offering assistance for students with their homework. Among the many companies in this industry, two of the most notable and leading are the “Sylvan Learning Centers” and the “Kaplan Learning Company.” Both of these companies offer tailor-made educational services to students ranging from the elementary to the post-graduate level, and for the most part...
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...artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. It marks the period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age. The Renaissance is usually considered to have begun in the 14th century in Italy and the 16th century in northern Europe. Renaissance is a French word that literally means rebirth. Rebirth is used in two ways. First, it means rediscovery of ancient classical texts and ideas and their use in the arts and sciences. Second, it means that the results of these intellectual activities created a revitalization of European culture. Most historians believe that the Renaissance of the 15th century in Italy, which spread through the rest of Europe, represented a reconnection of the west with classical antiquity, the absorption of knowledge—particularly mathematics—from Arabic world, the return of experimentalism, an explosion of the spread of knowledge brought on by printing and the creation of new techniques in art, poetry and architecture. This period shows Europe emerging from a long period as a backwater part of the world, and the rise of commerce and exploration. The Italian Renaissance is often labelled as the beginning of the "modern" age. The Renaissance has no set starting point or place. It happened gradually at different places at different times and there are no defined dates or places for when the Middle Ages ended. The starting place of the Renaissance is almost universally believed to be in Northern Italy, especially the...
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... were forced to grow up at such a young age. However, growing up at a young age was not all that bad; actually, it was wonderful. On account of my parents being absent frequently due to work, I taught myself a couple of basic skills that would one day be very beneficial to my life as an adult such as, cooking, cleaning, problem solving, and most importantly, how to follow a schedule. By all means, I did not perfect these skills in the beginning; no one does. I can assure you that conquering such skills takes time and patience. You see, back then I did not understand how knowing all of these things would help me in the future, but I came to realize how appreciative I was once I stepped foot in college. I knew that once I started college, mommy and daddy would not be there to hold my hand every step of the way. Many of us want our children to have a good future, but with this generation lacking basic independence skills how will they ever be able to cope with the pressures of the world? To ensure that future offspring are prepared for life’s unpredictable situations, we need to act fast and start teaching our children the basic responsibilities of being independent. It all starts when a child has entered the real world; they are in an adaptive state of mind where the child experiences things for the first time such as, seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. This should be the time to start putting their capabilities to the test because even though they...
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...A Streetcar Named Desire Choose a play in which a central concern is clarified by the contrast between two characters.Discuss how the dramatist’s presentation of the contrast between the two characters adds to your understanding of this central concern. | * The theme of appearance versus reality is clarified by the differences between Blanche and Stanley. * Blanche represents illusion/false appearance – she tries to hide her past, her age. * Stanley represents reality – he is very honest and upfront about the type of person he is, he has no secrets. * They conflict throughout and finally Stanley crushes Blanche’s illusions (by revealing her secrets, confronting her about her lies and raping her) * Reveals the message of the theme – reality will win over illusion, you cannot live a lie. | Choose from a play a scene in which tension builds to a climax.Explain how the dramatist creates and develops this tension, and discuss the extent to which the scene has thematic as well as dramatic significance. | * Scene 10 (the rape scene) builds to a climax with tension being created through the conflict between Blanche and Stanley and the stage directions. * Blanche acts increasingly hysterical and irrational. * Stanley snaps after she calls him a swine and cruelly crushes her illusions, telling her she’s a liar. He becomes threatening and violent and eventually rapes her. * The menacing stage directions (sound, lighting, the streets of New Orleans) add to...
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...The Mathematics of Bluffing in Poker Wataru Hasegawa 000040-0111 United World College of South East Asia SL Math Exploration Stephen Lumb Contents Introduction …3 Rationale …3 Aim …3 Basics …3~4 Unexploitable Bluffing …4~5 Numerical Calculations …5~6 Graphical and Calculus Calculations …6~7 Conclusion …8 Evaluation …8 Works Cited …9 Introduction Many card games can improve the chances of winning through mathematical manipulation and the understanding of probabilities. This is because throughout most games you are required to pull the right card in order...
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...How to hasten up the search and rescue of the lost trekkers Jatin Ashra DSV, Stockholm University Abstract Consider a recent incident of flight MH370, where even with state of the art GPS systems, we do not know the where about of the flight even after so many months. In today’s world, even with available latest technology, it has become difficult to search some things like an aero plane etc. Imagine how difficult the task of search and rescue team might be to locate people who might have got lost in the forest while trekking or hiking. This paper explores how information from previously lost trekkers can help the rescue teams in helping in some way to locate the lost people. The study surveyed some of the experienced trekkers from southern India and how the information from them is useful in at least knowing the starting point of the search. How their personal experiences can contribute in helping other trekkers, search and rescue teams and other involved people in the search. 1. Introduction In this chapter, the background, research aims and objectives, research questions and also limitations of the study will be presented. 1.1 Background Research Problem: Mountaineering, trekking, hiking is one of the most common weekend getaways for young and energetic people. The outcome is both pleasure and fitness. The locations chosen by them to explore the vast wilderness tend to be unexplored mountains, valleys, peaks and plains. The most common equipment...
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...Additional Study Tools: Who were the first people to make it to the America’s and where did they come from? (p. 4) the paleo Indians, and they came from India (Beringia) They were following their food source, mammoths. 2. Identify the location of and describe America’s longest mountain range. (p. 15-16) 3. Identify the location of and describe America’s longest river. (p. 15-16) 4. Identify the location of the Northeast, Southeast, Great Plains, and Southwest Native American cultures. (complete THIS online activity to learn) 5. What was Iroquois culture like? (p. 17-19) 6. How did initial European settlement in North America impact the native people already there? (p. 19) 7. What was the Age of Exploration? (p. 22-23) 8. What was moved from continent to continent in the Columbian Exchange? (p. 32-33) 9. What were some positive effects of this trade? Negative? (p. 32-33) 10. Why do we know so little about Early Native American cultures? (p. 33) 11. Where did colonists establish their early settlements and why? (not in book… get the answer during class) 12. Why did the Africa slave trade start in America? (p. 35-36) 13. What was the motivation for English Colonization in the New World? Why did Royalty want to colonize and why did the settlers want to colonize? (p. 39-45) 14. How did Captain John Smith restore order to the settlement of Jamestown? (p. 42-43) 15. What are...
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...Reasons why Europe Colonized Asia and Africa and not the Other Way Round Student’s Name: Institutional affiliation: Colonization is the governing influence, control or acquiring partial or full political control past another country, occupying it with foreign settlers and manipulating it economically. It also is when a group or society of people migrates from one area to another but keep their original homeland language and culture. Colonialism is establishment and preservation for a lengthy period, of rule over foreign people that are independent from and subordinate to a power ruling. Colonialism takes a variety of forms. There are three basic variations namely; I. Internal colonialism II. External colonization by the neighboring states. III. External colonization This refers to the so called ‘salt and water’ colonization whereby ‘aliens colonized distant places (Keal, 2003). This characterizes Europe’s expansion to America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. The first wave of European colonization and exploitation started in America in the 15th century until early in the 19th century (Tmh, 2010). It primarily involved the colonization of the Americans by the Europeans. The second extensive phase of European exploratory ventures and colonization was primarily focused on Asia and Africa. It was also known as the era of new imperialism. History of Colonialism in Africa and Asia by the Europeans Between the historical...
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...over. NASA didn’t want the President looking crazy making promises that he couldn’t keep to the Country so they tried their hardest to come up with the best spaceship and the best plan to get us on the moon. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space, even though he didn’t quite actually make it to the actual moon that was more than the NASA had ever traveled. On July 21st, 1969 achieved their goal of landing Americans on the moon. At 2:56 UTC, Neil Armstrong became the first astronaut ever to walk on the face of the moon. Additional flight objectives included scientific exploration by the lunar module, or LM, crew; deployment of a television camera to transmit signals to Earth; and deployment of a solar wind composition experiment, seismic experiment package and a Laser Ranging Retro reflector. During the exploration, the two astronauts were to gather samples of lunar-surface materials for return to Earth. They also were to extensively photograph the lunar terrain, the deployed scientific equipment, the LM spacecraft, and each other, both with still and motion picture cameras. This was to be the last Apollo mission to fly a "free-return" trajectory, which would enable, if necessary, a ready abort of the mission when the combined command and service module/lunar module, or...
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...parents, kids, teenagers for updates.1. 2. All about Balls: This was meant to collect as many balls from houses. | Questions| 1. 1. To ask around the children questions about the hurricane. Like how did effect them? What happened? How do we stay safer and what precautions needed to take place for that to happen.1. 2. Questions to ask about the many different sized balls, the different measurements and and also what kinds of balls. Like if a planet is a shape of a ball? | Representation|1. 1. The educator does create a web that which shows the child new knowledge of the hurricane.2. 2. Balls were also represented by using a Web that presented many different types of balls.| |Phase Two:Research| Investigation|1. 1. The people tried to compare each others findings and relate it to what they thought rather than what they wanted to hear. They compared, contrasted and found many of the same understandings.2. 2. Children were able to observe different sized and shape balls from new experiences like indoor and outdoor activities by finding out new sizes, heights, lengths, and areas. | Field Work|1. WHEN using raw materials to construct new houses that depend on community care and health provisions – it shows the children how to build and take leadership over there home stay and how helpful it is to lend a hand.2. Discovering all about balls and play areas for new spaces that the children can play with and find out more about balls like setting up a play room with different balls...
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