Amerigo Vespucci

America -- a country named after Amerigo Vespucci. A land built on pioneers like Vespucci. A place of new thinkers. The origin of the world’s new ideas. We, together, form a nation of bold creativity, of fearlessness, and of openness. A nation perhaps too open, too accepting, that welcome an entirely new species with open arms. A species that would later slaughter our friends, families, and loved ones. A species that would use us for science before acknowledging our humanity. I address you, my…

The United States has an incredibly vast and rich history, however, many of its citizens only remember one date, 1492. In the eyes of many, Christopher Columbus 's contact with the Americas marks a beginning which is comparable it to the birth of Christ. Although the date 1492 is well remembered because of its relation to the start of a new world and the mixing of cultures, its impact becomes less profound when one looks at the era as a whole. The pre-colombian technological advances and voyages…

Why explore the profound secrets of the earth when everyone believes circumnavigating it is illogical? During the Age of Exploration, people began doing what seemed impossible: expanding into the rest of the world between the 1400s and 1800s. Expeditions across the world were very long and expensive, not to mention very dangerous. Europeans risked perilous ocean voyages to discover new sea routes in order to expand and establish powerful trading empires. Many sailors died on the way and some…

Exodus: A mass departure of people, usually a large number. The Exodus is an event in the Christian Faith where the Israelites left Egypt under the guidance of Moses. The term Exodus has significance to the American experience for two reasons. Firstly, a mass exodus of Puritans from England occurred in the early 1600s, as they migrated to America, starting the American experience. The Exodus is significant as well because it is a very significant event in the Christian Faith and the Old…

European. South America has holidays such as Christmas and other Roman Catholic holidays. This is the culture of South America. Although North America and South America are similar they also have many differences. They were both named after Amerigo Vespucci. North America is also much more industrial than South America. South America mainly imports raw goods. This is some of the differences between North and South…

1506, that the land he discovered was actually part of a new landmass that Europeans had never previously explored to the fullest extent. The man who realized that Columbus had not landed in the Indies, but rather a new piece of land was Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo was a member of Columbus’ who helped to organize his voyages and for his realization that Columbus discovered a new continent, America was named after him (“Textbook”). Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World led to Spain and…

During the late 15th century Spain was ruled by King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, who married and merged their kingdoms. Ferdinand and Isabella both shared a vision to spread their Christian faith, find more unification for trade around the world and gain riches. An Italian explorer who desired the same effects, Christopher Columbus, yearned for the king and queen to invest in his expedition as he was hoping to find glory through discovering a faster route to Asia. This fed…

because of the exploration of the New World? That is a question asked by many experts and people. The answer is yes. The world is a better place because of the exploration of John Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Amerigo Vespucci, Leif Erickson , Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, Robert de la Salle, Christopher Columbus Francisco Coronado and more. Without the exploration of these great explorers the Americas and the other countries…

Argumentative Essay For centuries, great minds have examined the debate on the impact of the Reformation, Scientific Advancement and Explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Many events occurred, such as, the Reformation against the Roman Catholic Church popes which changed a lot of religions and peoples thoughts about the Roman Catholic Church. All of these events contributed to the idea that reformation and religion are better than scientific revolution and explorers. Thus reformation…

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate everything you are thankful for. One thing I am going do on Thanksgiving break is to go to Southern California and spend time with my mom's side of the family. Then right before Thanksgiving I will be coming back and spend time with my dad's side of the family. A family is one of the things I'm thankful for. Besides family, I am most thankful for my home and school. First, a family is one thing I am most thankful for because of the many things they do. One…