Cartography

From the time of 1450 to 1600, Europe saw an expansion and adjustment in the centralization and expansion of state powers. With only a few number of powerhouse nations in Europe at this time, the ability to broaden borders and affect society as a whole became a feat due to the scientific revolution. Particularly, newfound technology for exploration, the spread of ideas, and stronger armies became a catalyst for the expansion of states in Europe from the second half of the fifteenth century into…

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Mubarak Khaled Alameri - 12s/A Explorer - (c.1451–1506)Introduction Colombo Cristoforo, or more commonly known as Christopher Columbus, was an explorer that made a large impact on history. In this report, I will take a journey to the past to discover the explorer’s life. From his early life to the legacy of his achievements. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: EARLY LIFE Christopher Columbus, the child of a fleece trader, was born in Genoa around 1451. When he was still a…

ancient Chinese regarded the natural order as the basis for spiritual life, political stability (witness the Mandate of Heaven)”(chapter 3) and the social order Han intellectual achievements ranged from the literary and artistic to the domains of Cartography, medicine, mathematics, and medicine. The ancient Chinese strived for a…

of individuals, and his choices of events. Thomas Jefferson had a strong vocabulary, because he loved to read. He has a whole room dedicated for all the books he has read or planned on reading them. He had a extensive library about geography, cartography, natural history, and ethnology. Jefferson had a marvelous imagination, he…

Time’, ‘space’, ‘place’ are some of the frequently used (sometimes misused) terms in literature, and they have been defined in different ways and from various theoretical perspectives. In the colonial discourse, in particular, the concept ‘place’ was closely related to knowledge and power in so far as the process of mapping the ‘other spaces ‘ was deployed to reproduce dominant world view. While the tenants of imperialism are teleological, its practices have always been geographic. As Edward…

Jorge Juan y Santacilia was born on January 5, 1713 in Alicante, Spain. He lived on his grandfather's property, El fondonet. Juan’s parents were Bernardo Juan y Canicia and Violante Santacilia y Soler de Cornella. Both of his parents were widowed and remarried. His father died when he was three years old. His uncle Antonio Juan took charge of Jorge and continued his education. Later on another uncle took charge of his education, Chipriano Juan, and sent him to Zaragoza for a preparatory…

In Alexander’s autoethnography, he aims to use his personal experiences to examine the way black male teachers and black students performatively interact in classroom settings. In his research, he also incorporates interviews in order to gain a broader understanding of people's experiences surrounding this topic. He tells stories of his experiences as both a black student and teacher and includes excerpts from interviews with other students and teachers. Alexander describes the intersection of…

Have you ever wondered who Christopher Columbus was before he discovered the Americas? As a young boy, Columbus always wanted to sail. This fueled his passion to attempt and sail around the world. He worked fervently and ceaselessly to gather support and funds for his voyage. Christopher Columbus had worked his entire life on a journey that he didn’t know would change the world. Columbus was born to a wool merchant in Italy during the Age of Discovery in 1451. While he was a teenager Columbus…

computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been. MapHead is interesting because Jennings knew one of the ways kids learn different places are on a map. “… the inevitable…

One of the fascinating times in European history occurs during the age of the Vikings, which were between the 8th century and the 10th century. There are several different articles that possess different ideas on how the Vikings acted. For example, one article that views the Vikings as harsh and horrific human beings is titled Lindisfarne, which talks about how the Vikings raided a town in current-day England (Lindisfarne). Another example includes a NOVA interview with William Fitzhugh, an…