Under King Emanuel‚ Portuguese power reached its height. From 1497 to 1499 Vasco da Gama made the first voyage to India following the route discovered by Dias‚ and inaugurated a lucrative trade in spices and other luxuries between Europe and South Asia. Led by Afonso de Albuquerque‚ the Portuguese occupied Goa‚ India‚ in 1510‚ Malacca (now Melaka‚ Malaysia) in 1511‚ the Moluccas (in present-day Indonesia) in 1512-14‚ and Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf in 1515. During the same period they opened
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Culture of Portugal The country of Portugal has many rich cultural facets in food‚ music and sports. Situated on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula that it shares with Spain‚ Portugal’s culture was shaped by the influences from the Latin‚ Visigoth and Muslim cultures. Many men in Portugal go into the Atlantic to catch fish while the women are homebound doing chores like house work or cleaning the fish. The men are the bread winners while the women are the housewives who take care of the home
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Portugal and Uganda Portuguese Republic and Republic of Uganda are two extremely different countries when it comes to social and economic development. Portugal‚ located in Europe on the Iberian Peninsula‚ while Uganda is located in Africa and is a landlocked country. Portugal is considered a developed country with high living standards and advanced economic. According to the United Nations on Economics and Social Council‚ Uganda is slowly trying to develop‚ but is ranked amongst the least developed
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Changes in the European Economy Due to the voyages of exploration and the colonization in the Americas and all over the world‚ the European economy changed drastically from 1450 to 1700. In Spain inflation lead to economic problems‚ while in the Netherlands‚ the Dutch East India Company flourished their economy‚ and in all of Europe‚ the merchant class grew due to mercantilism. The increase of business and hauls of gold and silver lead to inflation in Spain. Inflation is the decline in the
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started importing bullion‚ their navigation has increased to not only look for gold but to also continue importing that item. Also‚ the dependence of military power is vital because many countries will not to steal valuable items such as gold. Prior to 1450 there were fledgling monarchies and Europe was just transforming to statehood‚ but with the influx of bullion it caused their military‚ economy and navigation thrived. Technological developments fueled the passion for the exploration of the new world
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Social and Economic Transformations from 1492 to 1750 The period of 1492 to 1750 opened up new worlds and old worlds to a world of growing interdependence and connectivity. This era was home to the discovery and subsequent European colonization of the Americas and the African slave trade‚ both been remarkable and profound events in world history‚ the interactions focused on three regions: Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas. The communication expanded the economy’s of all three regions walked
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(Song‚ Yuan‚ and Ming). Between 1492 and 1750‚ culture was spread through the Atlantic World (Western Europe‚ Western Africa‚ and the Eastern Americas) through trade and socialization. These interactions caused socio economic transformation due to the introduction of new crops‚ weapons‚ and even slavery‚ which was‚ at the time‚ the most prominent form of labor; however there were several continuities. The socio economic changes were fueled by everything from crops to trinkets. The introduction of cash
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* Lifestyle of Portugal: The population of Portugal is around 10 million. Out of this number‚ only a third lives in a city. The rest live in the beautiful rural areas of this relatively undiscovered country. The Portuguese are a social group of people. It is very common to see them in groups eating‚ drinking or dancing. The family is very important in Portuguese culture. Despite their easy going mannerisms‚ formality rules when people are introduced. However once friendships are established‚
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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Portugal Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in South Western Europe. It largest city is Lisbon which is also the capital city. The official language is Portuguese and the population is increasing just over ten million. Portugal has a unitary semi-presidential republic (Assembly of the republic). Portugal is an integral part of PIGS – which is a particular economic group in the Euro Zone. Geographic Location: Portugal is located on the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula and plateau
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