Throughout history, the political map of the world has changed repeatedly dividing the world into several groupings of nations. ... Dividing the earth's surface through cultures creates many different divisions on the map also known as regionalization. ... Today, a political map of Europe created in the mid 1980's is used, showing twelve basic qualities that are measured for each European country. ... This European political map works today because it gives us a clearer understanding of Europe using regionalization. ... Dividing the earth's surface through cultures forms many...

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writes in his article that universal themes across region and time are important, and become more obvious with the use of quantitative information, such as charts and maps. ... He also provides maps for just about everything he discusses, from early human migration, to maps of specific regions, to maps of expansion and diffusion of language, to maps of the diffusion of food production. ... He compares across time, region, and culture, and provides an abundance of maps and charts that support his thesis....

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Reasons for European Exploration At the end of the XV and the beginning of the XVI century began the Great Geographic Discoveries. The factors that contributed to the realization of all the discoveries were many but the main ones are the changes in politics, economics (trade), and the improvem...

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"What factors in the European Society gave rise to the Age of Exploration? Circa the 15th century , Europe was recuperating from the effects of the 14th century. After the devastating Black Plague, Europeans craved the change and expansion that only a new Epoch could cure, and thus the Age of E...

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WWII Peace brought neither stability nor lasting prosperity to the Western democracies, which paid a heavy price for their victory in World War I. Although, the United States suffered comparatively minor financial losses, huge war debts threatened the economic and political stability of Great Brita...

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A great holy war over the city of Jerusalem became known word wide as the Crusades. These nine separate expeditions were all fought for religious purposes, and they began with the first crusade, initiated by Pope Urban II. He wished a reunification of eastern and western churches, as well as travel ...

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The Roman empire was a giant of an empire with a massive army. It had 207 years of peace, and impressive monuments only comparable to it's glory. Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy's Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much o...

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With the spawn of the industrial revolution in the 19th century came a new sense of economic competition. With modern innovations in transportation and manufacturing, the countries of Germany, Japan, and the United States seemed to evolve to the next level. This step up the evolutionary ladder was...

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Europe was the center of the world at the beginning of the twentieth century. All Europeans thought that their nation would continue to be the leader of the world. Europe's technological advances, economic resources, military might and political influence gave the country a sense of superiority th...

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The vikings had already had great impact on the the European continent before expanding past the ocean. Their interest to create new settlements stemmed from a need of land and a dissatisfaction with the king, which led to a migration across the North Atlantic. By observing their colonies and actio...

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The period between 1450 and 1650 is known for European exploration into other parts of the world; this era is referred to as the "Age of Discovery," the "Age of Reconnaissance," and the "Age of Expansion." The European countries who ventured into unknown territory did so for a variety of reasons wi...

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Conrad shows how British imperialism was, through the naive character of Marlow, who is glad to see the "vast amount of red- on the Company's map (before leaving on his expedition) which represented the British territory. ...

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First off history is a fact, event, or theory of the past. Iti's also the search for truth. It is a thing of high study today. Next we start off with a Us News and World reaport of people who claimed to found America. Tons of people have claimed in the past that they found America. Some of those p...

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There are many things that shaped and molded Europe's great history, but religion really tops the list of these factors. From the rise of Christianity, to the Reformation, Europe goes through various events that form it as it is today. When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to t...

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A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE BY WILLIAM MANCHESTER A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester was truly a fascinating read. His delightful insight to the medieval world and so much more was indeed captivating. Manchester's account of Magellan's trip was amazing, down to the last detai...

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In the eighth century, a new Muslim kingdom was established by the Umayyad in Spain. Cordoba, the capital city of the kingdom, became the centre of intellectual life. In this flourishing time, Muslims were known for their love of knowledge and books. Then during the Abbasid era, House of Wisdom was ...

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Throughout the sixteenth century, expanding boundaries was an extremely prominent part of European culture. Although the movement technically started in 1492, when Christopher Columbus first discovered the Americas, the sixteenth century is commonly referred to as the Age of Expansion and Discovery...

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The modern world is plagued by problems that were foreign to our ancestors. Wars have become more lethal and enemies of the western world have the capabilities to do serious harm with missiles and nuclear weapons. In a time like this, diplomatic solutions are sought out, but often times not sought o...

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The years of 1914-1918 were a time of mass destruction for the world. The Great War that involved many European countries was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European history. There has never been another was that has attracted the attention of so many historians, journalists, and mi...

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Geophysical studies have revealed that the Earth has several distinct layers. Each of these layers has its own properties. The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. This comprises the continents and ocean basins. It is distinguished from the underlying mantle rocks by its composition, lower den...

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The years of 1914-1918 were a time of mass destruction for the world. The Great War that involved many European countries was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European history. There has never been another was that has attracted the attention of so many historians, journalists, and mi...

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European Adventure Traveling to Europe can be fun and exciting. With its many cultures and background, the traveler will find countries rich in history, architecture, art, and intellectual minds of the past. The European past has a lot to offer for the traveler, but the present is very much alive...

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Our research set out to improve our understanding of the immigration from 1960s up to 1980s and by exploring the rhythms and realities of everyday life both of immigrants and natives people. This research is based on the immigration policy in Britain, which structured the lives of immigrants. We aimed to investigate the strategies people deployed in the time of far-researching changes, to meet their perceived priorities and needs. The first category includes such details as the economic, political and social condition in the countries of emigration. Understanding why immigrants leave their ho...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Eu...

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