Before the 1800’s, China regarded itself as the center of the universe. They controlled most of the Indian Ocean by running trade systems with foreigners. Zheng He was one of the most prominent, powerful “explorers”. Zheng was a Muslim who led seven voyages throughout the Indian Ocean expeditions between 1405 and 1433. He practically isn’t recognized as an “explorer” because he was completely aware of the ocean before his trip; he simply voyaged around the area to trade. China that time didn’t necessarily
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Walter Elias also but also know as “Walt” Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in a small town called Hermosa Illinois. He and his brother were the people that co-founded the movie productions “Walt Disney Productions” which will later become one of the most well known animated motion picture production ever known. Walter is one of the five children that his dad named Elias Disney which was a Irish-Canadian and his mother whose name was Flora call Disney who was a German-American. Walter lived most
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1924-1927. The company eventually went bankrupt. (Transition: After his company went bankrupt, Walt then moved to Hollywood to start new) There he then created Mickey Mouse who is the best known creation of his. Mickey Mouse first appeared in “Steamboat Willie” on November 18, 1928 at the Colony Theater in NY. This was the world’s first synchronized sound cartoon. Walt Disney was originally going to name his masterpiece, Mortimer Mouse. His wife is the one who convinced him to use “Mickey”. According
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The first water-tube boiler was built by John Blakey and was patented by him in year 1766. According to his invention, in the furnaces, there are several tubes arranged alternately inclined at opposite angles in which the adjacent tube ends connected by means of small pipes. However, it was James Rumsey, an American inventor, the first successful user of water-tube boilers, and he is known to be the originator of the water-tube boiler. He patented several forms of boilers in the year 1788 in England
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Tourism also became an important part of Rockledge, and in the earliest part of the 20th century, Rockledge earned a reputation as a resort town. Nearly every winter the town's population would rise ten-fold and crescendo to almost 2,000 in number. Steamboats and rail lines connected Rockledge to other Florida areas. Many of the early passengers on the lines who travelled to the area were
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Manifest Destiny, the idea of expanding westward and bringing on new technologies to the people that inhabit the unforgiving lands, began to spread across the United States in the 19th century. People in the eastern United States had varying ideas of how to generate profit, how to govern themselves or how the federal government should govern them, and how to provide a safe and healthy environment for their families. The citizens of the North primarily functioned on factory work and manufacturing
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Throughout the years, Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise has been celebrated as the quintessential symbol of the Impressionist Movement. This renowned work of art which illustrates a view of the port of Le Havre in north-western France is considered to be one of Monet’s “most poetic expressions” of his engagement with France’s revitalization efforts after the Franco-Prussian War. Unlike other artworks of the time, the subject matter and specific painting techniques evident in Impression, Sunrise seek
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Human society is more than just an entity or a culture. It is a living, breathing, and ever evolving organism that never stops changing. Early human societies did not have the amazing technological advancements that we are privy to in today’s society. Early societies had to rely on the earth and environment for a stable, profitable foundation. There is an area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that once was the pinnacle of human society. In fact, this area is now known as Iraq; the birthplace
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Themes in U.S. and World History GKE Task 1 Geography and the Development and Diffusion of Human Societies A. One significant physical geographic factor that contributed to the development of Mesopotamia was the location of, and access to, the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, as well as their tributaries. Located in a region known as the “Fertile Crescent”, Mesopotamia was able to utilize these rivers for transportation and irrigation of crops. As a result of flooding by the Euphrates, large
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In Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s book, Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, is mainly about president Lincoln time as president of the united states. Little do people know is that Lincoln is hated by many. President Lincoln’s assassination was slowly being planned out by a murder named John Wilkes Booth. Booth plans came to sudden change causing him to have an immediate adjust to changes. Inclusion, this book gives a complete over look of Lincoln’s few weeks
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