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imagined. Many countries began exploring every which way they could. Many were on voyages to find India by sea route, the land route was fine and dandy, but littered with bandits who lurked about waiting to raid precious stores of expensive items. Marco Polo had begun to explore young, his uncle was an explorer and told him all about his travels. There is some debate about whether or not Marco actually sailed or not. Christopher Columbus the famous man who “found” America. He was in fact looking…

Do you want to pick your own clothes when getting ready for school? Or are you forced to wear a school uniform? Many schools have school uniforms in the United States. Many of those students want to wear their own clothes but they are forced to wear a school uniform. Schools make students wear ugly grey clothes, when they can wear any color or variety of clothing they have. I believe that any student can wear what they want to wear. The schools shouldn’t pick what they wear. I think that schools…

Cross-cultural interaction had extreme impacts on the future use of travel networks of the world, as well as future global interactions and popular culture. The greatest causes of cross-cultural interaction from 1000 to 1500 CE were religious and diplomatic pursuits, the emergence of growing commercial centers, and nomadic invasions. The impacts of the interactions included events with the environment including the Bubonic plague, which caused a lesser population, the moving of humans in…

army and ruled over Ruled over a 5th of world population. Its network of trade routes stretched across half the world In its hay day, the company generated more revenue than Briton itself and its most valuable cargo – was tea Since the days of Marco Polo, Chinese tea had become immensely popular in europe ½ the company’s profits came from suppling this one fashionable drink. “The british cultivated a particular liking for tea and the market is growing all the time and the East India company…

The Pax Romana, Pax Sinica, and Pax Mongolia were three method applied by three different empires in order to bring years of peace among themselves. These lasted many years, and seemed to be quite effective. These were all considered the high points of each empire. Each order had its differences though, even though the outcome was the same. The Pax Romana was a 200 year period, ranging from 27-180 AD, of peace in Rome, beginning during the reign of Augustus Caesar. This is known as the time…

realistic and use of dialog resulted in overall better and more clear articles. One of Rice’s most famous piece of journalism was The Four Horseman, which was covering the October 18, 1924, Army vs. Notre Dame football game. The game was played at the Polo Grounds in front of 55,000 fans and Notre Dame beat Army 13 to 7. The first quarter was…

Thanks to the Mongol empire, China was opened to the west, and with this came a massive shift. Explorers such as Marco Polo brought expeditions all the way to Chinese territory, finally uncovering what lay in the far east. Back with him, he brought stories of the riches and wonder in Chinese and Mongol land, also recounting a personal encounter with the Great Khan (Mckay…

Boom, pop, crackle. These were the sounds that thrummed in my ears as I watched the fireworks light up the sky. All the expected celebratory events were unfolding around me for The Fourth of July. Looking about in the center field of all the cabins, the colors of red, white, and blue could be found everywhere, all the way to the ruffles on my blue jean dress. The events occurring could almost be described as typical for a family reunion on a holiday. Almost. My dad’s family reunion in Concan,…

“I'm starving! Are you guys hungry?” My mom asked as we were on our way to Corpus. “Sure.” Me and my brothers answered simultaneously. She decided she wanted Taqueria Jalisco in Robstown, so we pulled into the restaurant parking lot and entered inside. I'd been there so many times I already knew the routine, walk to the left and choose where we wanted to sit. Same Mexican music playing from the radio, same Mexican shows showing on the TV’s and the same waiters and waitresses from before.…

desert because of the natural surface deposits of salt around there. Bloch also believed that the first war was fought over salt supplies. In 2200 BC, the Chinese emperor Hsia Yu enacted one of the first known taxes. He taxed salt. In Tibet, Marco Polo noted that salt was pressed with images of the Grand Khan and used as coins. -- Economics II…