Discovery One

5 I.D.s 1. Double Canoe a. Who? Polynesians b. What? Invention of two canoes connected together using rope, wood, and a sail to move forward faster than a normal canoe. The double canoe could also transport a lot more people and supplies. c. When? First Century d. Where? Pacific e. Significance? The invention of the double canoe helped people not only travel and explore more widely and faster, but resulted in the settlement of many islands in the Pacific. 2. Domestication a. Who? Natufians b.…

city. Mumbai has served as a hub for maritime trade since 1000 BCE when the city was heavily involved in seaborne commerce with Egypt and Persia (Raghavan). As India’s financial and commercial center, Mumbai accounts for 40% of maritime trade and “is one of the world's top ten centers of commerce by global financial flow” (“Mumbai”). Through maritime trade, Mumbai imports copious amounts of petroleum, fertilizers, chemicals, and paper, which supports the production of automobiles, metals,…

Throughout Harry Mulisch’s The Assault, the killing of Anton’s family leaves Anton with internal questions as to how exactly this event transpired for most of his life. Over the course of the novel Anton is provided with many answers to his questions, some simple and some complex. As the novel progresses so does the complexity of explanations Anton is given about the assault on his family. To clarify, in the beginning Anton is offered many simple explanations and, seeing that he is young and his…

After finally getting out of the old world, the European explorers land upon a “New World” meeting the new, native peoples forming a relationship between them. This relationship was not quite ideal for each group; European exploration and colonization into the “New World” had a strong negative impact on the native people. The impact of exploration and colonization on the native peoples was enslavement, disease, and the forced changing of the natives religious views. Upon entering into the…

Introduction The most important role of government is ensuring that public policy is reflective of the needs of Americans. Good public policy guides our society in a direction that will improve the lives of Americans. However, policy that is developed without concerns of the potential impacts on Americans can have disastrous effects. More important than the policy response to a problem, is the definition of the problem itself. The definition of the problem could aid a policy entrepreneur in…

Ferdinand Magellan was born Sabrosa, Portugal in 1428. Searching for money and glory, Magellan’s brave and ambitious trip around the world gave the Europeans with far more than just spices. Although the trip west from Europe to the east via the Strait of Magellan had been discovered and mapped, the journey was way too long and dangerous to become a clever and hostile-free route to the Spice Islands. Still, European geographic knowledge was expanded mostly by Magellan’s explorations. He found not…

territory by monarchs like Isabella and Ferdinand who write to inform Columbus of his reward, for the land is “discovered and conquered by your [the explorer] means and conduct” (Doc 1). Christopher Columbus had the possibility of great personal gain from one journey, continued commission of the profits and governance over discovered land, but he was not the only explorer. Others like Bartholomew Diaz and Vasco de Gama shared the same interest in their journeys of explorations in the 1490s.…

The sailing and carrying out the planning process of Christopher Columbus’s voyages from 1476-1502, better known as the (sixteenth and seventeenth century). Have changed greatly to benefit sailors and sailing now days using the more advanced technology over the years up to modern day time (twenty-sixteen). However, If Christopher Columbus would have used these technologies such as a engine boat for higher speed instead of his cargo ship known as the Santa Maria and the two other ships (Pinta…

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…

Jesiah Castillo Mrs. Gawith English I 26 Jan, 2016 Research paper Marco Polo Marco Polo wasn't a spirit to be held in one place because he needed to see the world from a different perspective. This famous explorer inspired many well known explorers after his time. (His travels have come along way throughout China India and many other places after his death in January 8, 1324). Most of his followers that had read his book called The Description of The World. Many followers had believed that…