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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Report on Spain in the ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [age of exploration. ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:535 School:Public State:NY
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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The Age of Exploration
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The age of exploration was filled with courageous voyagers and
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conquistadores from all over Europe, much like today, there was much
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competition for land rights. The main disputes were between Spain and
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Portugal. And these are the representatives from not only these two
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countries, but surrounding ones as well.
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Christopher Columbus was a sea captain from Genoa. He first tried
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to convince Portugal, then Spain to sponsor a voyage to Asia across the
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Atlantic. Columbus thought that the voyage would take two months, others
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said four months, but he left with enough food and supplies for only two
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months. He landed in the West Indes (Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba) when the two
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months of supplies ran out. Their voyage began on August 3, 1492, from
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Palos, Spain and ended on October 12 when land was sighted at the Americas.
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Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian that represented the Medici Bank in
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Spain, chartered the coastline of Central America and described this as the
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"Mundus Novus", meaning "New World". In 1507, a German cartographer
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labeled the continent America named after Amerigo Vespucci. He also
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explored the coastline of Central America.
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Juan Ponce de Le¢n set out to find the Fountain of Youth. He never
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did find the fountain, but he discovered the land that he named "Florida".
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Vasci de Balboa was the first to push through the jungle of Central
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America, On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named
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"South Sea", because he thought that it was South of Asia. This Ocean was
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named the "Pacific".
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Magellan, of Portagual, founded the narrow straits at the Southern
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tip of South America. It was later named the "Strait of Magellan". He was
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later killed by Philippine Natives and four of his ships were destroyed.
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Only one ship made it back to Spain, making it the first voyage around the
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World in 1522.
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Eventually, Columbus claimed Cuba and Hispanola, which is now more
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commonly known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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The Spanish Government never harmed the natives. In fact, they
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supported them on the newly claimed America lands for labor purposes.
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Eventually, the natives were tied to the land and lost freedom. They also
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had to pay taxes and were required to devote labor.
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Instead of financing expeditions dirrectly, Spanish rulers granted
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conquistadores the right to establish outposts in the Americas. In
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exchange, these conquerors gave the crown 1/5 of any treasure they
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discovered.
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Eventually, there was strong competition between Spain and Portugal
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for land and wealth in the Americas. The Pope settled land disputes by
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declaring a "Line of Demarcation". It said that everything on the coast of
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this line was Portuguese and everything west was Spanish. The Portuguese
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got cheated, because all they were able to claim was a portion of present
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day Brazil. Spain claimed 95% of the Americas.
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Technology aided European exploration, such as more precise travel
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with the refinement of the compass and new sale designs and development.
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The growth of a middle class sparked curiosity about the World. Sources:
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World History: Patterns of Civilization by Prentice Hall The Funk &
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Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Prodigy Membership Services Inc.
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