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    the first people that transferred and exchanged their knowledge of the world (medicine, mathematics, and sciences) with the Europeans. Second Round (“Historical Globalization”) The second round began in the 1400s, when technology enabled more opportunities. The growth of globalization was also immensely linked to imperialism since the capture of one country led to exploration of the ideas and cultures, and trading within said country. Third Round (“Contemporary Globalization”) The modern world is

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    introduced to Europeans in 1347 in Genoese, where the Mongols were taking siege of Caffa. Making the people believe that the Mongols were the ones that introduced the pandemic to these

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    During the 20th century aboriginals in Canada were victims of racism. The church and European settlers saw the aboriginals as savages because of their beliefs and values. In order to combat the ‘Indian problem’ the Canadian government introduced residential schools as an assimilation policy. Children were removed from their families and were forced to practice Christianity and learn the European way of life in order abolish the Aboriginal culture. This paper argues that Euro-centrism reproduces the

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    It is a heavy snowstorm, for what is left for a group of five explorers who wish to make a permanent settlement for others to reach and expand further across the land. The expedition group slowly becomes smaller after every exhausting step in the brutal, everlasting cold leads the group to what seems to be an endless void of frost. The group started with twenty people who packed with a small supply of food, thick clothing, and the items required for warmth. The group became smaller due to accidents

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    West End Summary

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    The story of Richmond’s West End is a story that is often not told as part of Richmond’s narrative at all. Richmond, who has traditionally been described as a city with struggling public schools, high poverty and high unemployment, isn’t the picture you think of when you hear West End. For my entire life, I’ve lived in Henrico County, studying Richmond from the outside and not understanding all of its problems but also never attributing the West End to be “suffering” from any of the problems above

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    Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an American brigadier general and explorer. Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after Zebulon Pike. He was a United States Army captain in 1806 to 1807. Pike led the Pike Expedition; he was sent out to explore the southern Louisiana territory and to find where the start of the Red River was. Since Zebulon Pike’s part confused their location they found themselves in Colorado, during The Pike Expedition. They were later on captured by the Spaniards. They were released from Chihuahua

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    The European Impact on Native American Technology When European exploration led to the populating of the Americas, it was described as the event with one of the greatest ecological impacts in history. The force behind this impact was the mass movement of people and their behavior's toward their "New World". It only stands to reason that a clash would occur with the natives of these lands. One of the areas with the greatest conflict was the field of technology. Scientifically, when the cultures

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    for their next turn to try again. Question Cards   · Question: Name 2 technologies that were used/brought during the European Explorer 's exploration. Ma_ & C_m_ass Answer: Map & Compass · Question: The European Explorers spoke languages like E______ and French. Therefore, we speak the same languages now. Answer: English · Question: The European Explorers impacted on Canada 's _______ and

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    were sailors, all of them deserve to be honored because of the contribution their expeditions made to WA. The first non-Indians that came to the Pacific Northwest were most-likely from China or Japan and drifted ashore by accident. After them, came European explorers and later, American explorers who traveled for many reasons like to find the Northwest Passage or because they were sent to learn information about the mysterious land. Some famous explorers of the Pacific Northwest include Lewis & Clark

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