According to scientists‚ there has been human activity on Hong Kong since the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras. However‚ the earliest recorded European man to travel there was a Portuguese man named Jorge Álvares who did not travel there until 1513. For many thousands of years‚ Hong Kong was subjected to the rule of the dynastic China. However‚ Britain gained the land of Hong Kong after defeating the Chinese army in the Opium Wars. Today‚ Hong Kong has a democratic government modeled very much
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producing a son‚ so Maria was a perfect candidate for it. Once her father died in year 1740‚ for forty years she started to rule and have full command. Gaining power over many lands was not easy. There were many obstacles in the way of Maria becoming a monarch. There was a Pragmatic Sanction of 1713‚ meaning Habsburg lands were bound by Salic law‚ this was so no female can ever have the ability of
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Christopher Columbus‚ came before de Vaca’s time. Columbus sailed a series of four voyages between 1492 and 1504 in search for a route to Asia which led accidentally to his discovery of new land inhabited with Indians. Christopher sailed under the Spanish monarchs‚ Ferdinand and Isabella for his journey to the "Indies‚" whom he was loyal to by claiming everything in their name. De Vaca ‚ followed in Christopher’s footsteps and journeyed to Hispanionola for Spain’s emperor‚ Charlves V‚ the grandson of Ferdinand
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History of Thailand Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming. I’m very happy that you have come here today. Today‚ I would like to talk to you about the subject is “ History of Thailand ” Founded in the thirteenth century‚ the Kingdom of Thailand was known until 1939 as Siam referred to as Siamese‚ the people of Thailand are now called "Thai"‚ which itself mean ’Free’‚ Thailand being "The Land of The Free." If we trace the origins of the Thai we find their ancestors were a people
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they were clear that Elizabeth as the ruling Monarch was who they had to please. Thus instead Elizabeth’s Parliament had the act of working together to the same end at which the wealth fare of England’s people was their main goal. The opinions of Sloan and Randell are among many historians that have a clear opinion on the relationship between Elizabeth and Parliament. On the one hand Sloan can ‘imagine how the assertiveness posed problems for a monarch’‚ highlighting how he noticed the problems that
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good example to the nation and to the world. First‚ the king of Thailand always works for his people. He sacrifices himself for the well-being of Thai people. The king of Thailand stands is the developer. He is considered to be the one and only Monarch in the world who is dedicated both physically and mentally to work for his people. He has been done a lot of project‚ which can be classified into; agriculture‚ environment‚ water resources‚ communication and public welfare. Second‚ he is the good
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Chapter 17 review _____1) A nation-state differs from an empire or many medieval states because it (A) grants rulers absolute rights to govern. (B) comprises a country with one dominant language and culture. (C) limits the power of monarchs and rulers. (D) has many large and different ethnic groups under a common government. _____2) Mercantilism characteristically (A) discourages colonies and overseas adventures. (B) encourages skilled workers to demand better pay and benefits. (C) allows imports
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Charles I‚ and James II that led to a catastrophe. Absolutism in France was much more secure than Constitutionalism in England because Louis XIV had powerful standing armies. Louis came to a decision to chaos and anarchy was absolute power. Absolute monarchs created standing armies recruited‚ paid‚ and trained by the state. The
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for it limited royal power and protected the rights of the people socially‚ politically‚ and economically. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ tension arose between the two different types of governments‚ the democracy and absolute monarchs. The enlightenment was a great period of establishment of democracy. Throughout the enlightenment there were philosophes who believed greatly in a democratic government. Some of the most familiar philosophes were Voltaire‚ John Locke‚ Montesquieu
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which were appointed by landowners of the province. The proprietary colonies were the majority of the middle colonies. These were colonies in which the land grants were given to a few people by the monarch and gave them the general powers of government‚ these colonies were subject to the control of the monarch and the governor and legislature were organized by the proprietaries. The charter colonies were all of New England. In which representatives were given control of the land and powers of the legislative
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