Christopher Lee

Causes of the European Age of Exploration Prior to the Age of Exploration, many innovations were made in maritime technologies that made this era possible. Significantly, compasses were created by the Chinese at around 1000 C.E. in order to improve upon navigational techniques. The caravel ship was developed by the Portuguese as they began their conquest of exploration. In the 13th century, the Mongols lost control of land in central Asia that included that of the Silk Road. Without oversight…

TITLE Peru’s Colca Canyon : The Make or Break Survival Guide LEAD PARAGRAPH A crack in Peru’s southern Andes, Colca Canyon emerges as one of the country's emphatic geological features. Travelers of all kind—wayfarers to those who own the sunglasses—make their way down the dusty trail to see colorful panoramas, and sprawling wildlife. It’s the third most visited sight in Peru, so chances are, you will want to see what it’s all about. Deciding how many days you want to spend, how fast you want…

It was right for the settlers to take the native americans land in order to move west ward because the native americans can´t be subjected by other society, they did a great job to rebel themselves with Europeans. At the end of the 15th century, the Europeans emigrated and decided to move to America without any type of authorization. Even though Europe helped and brought to the Native American lands many things that they had not discovered before like horses, chocolate, better defense…

The ideology of Manifest Destiny, of America’s God-given right to stretch from sea to shining sea, played (and still does play, in a way) a huge role in American introspection and movement toward the west. It pushed an extreme mentality and idea that reflected the country’s want and need to grow and expand beyond current territories, as well as shaped the American mindset of what constituted as “American.” All of the uncharted, undocumented land that existed within the nation’s borders acted as…

Magellan’s Voyage BOOK REPORT Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer and famous for his circumnavigation the world. He was a soldier for eight years serve the Portuguese fleet in Indian Ocean. The entire voyage created a couple of life changing reasons. It created trade troops and revealed the true scale of the earth. It took Ferdinand Magellan five years of planning whether to make his dream into reality. On September 21, 1519, the circumnavigation began from Spain to unknown place. The…

The Europeans wanted an alternate route to India for the spice trade. So, Christopher Columbus pitched an idea to king Fernidand and Queen Isabella of Spain to fund an expedition to find to move to the spice-rich East. Instead, Columbus land in the Bahamas and the new world was discovered. Instead of making communications with the natives, the Spanish took over and exported massive riches and resources in the name of the Spanish crown. Seeing as Jake is human, he can't just go to the knee,…

In Zuazo's report to Guillaume de Croy, written in 1517, Zuazo complains about the large death toll of the native Caribbean population, which seems like he is following in the Friar's footsteps in 1511 to stand up for the natives' rights. However, this view of the report does not take into account Zuazo's bias and goal in sending the letter to the King and his Lords. Although, on the surface of Zuazo's report, it might seem like this Spanish settler demonstrates genuine concern for the Native…

In the 1500's Native Americans numbered anywhere between 2-10 million across the continent of North America. They were a semi-nomadic people, moving where food and the weather dictated, and had a proud and strong culture. However all that changed after the introduction of the white man to North America. There had always been sporadic violence among Native Americans and whites, but it began to escalate as the population of whites in North America escaladed. Rising population in the east…

Globalisation – Weighing benefits and disadvantages Globalization is a dynamic process by which different societies, cultures and economies become interdependent and integrated. Globalization is not new, although it is hard to specify exactly when it started. Some argue that it began in the third millennium BC with the rise of trade links between Sumer and Indus Valley Civilization, while some believe that it has started as a consequence of the 15th century explorations made by mariners. In any…

“In fourteen hundred ninety-two/Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” (Marzollo)1 That is the famous beginning to the poem “IN 1492” by Jean Marzollo. In 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos Port in Palos de la Frontera, Spain, to San Salvador in the Bahamas. This famous voyage gave the Europeans a route to go to the newly “discovered” land--the Americas. Since then, this route was used for many trades and exchanges which later became known as the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange indeed has…