'Southern tip' presentation slideshows

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Natural Language Processing using Wikipedia

Natural Language Processing using Wikipedia. Rada Mihalcea University of North Texas. Text Wikification. Finding key terms in documents and linking them to relevant encyclopedic information. Text Wikification (continued). Motivation: Help Wikipedia contributors

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From Ocean to Ocean

From Ocean to Ocean. Unit 5 Chapter 11 Lesson 3 Pages 444-451. Objectives. Explain how Texas became a state. Describe how pioneers traveled west on the Oregon and Mormon trails. Tell how the United States gained lands after the Mexican-American War. Describe the California gold rush.

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Reasons For Exploration Continued

Reasons For Exploration Continued. IMPORTANT FACT #1 PORTUGAL was the first European nation to have settlements in West Africa. SLAVERY. At first the Portuguese were trading spices, ivory and gold.

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European Exploration

European Exploration. The Crusades. The Crusades (1096 to 1272) were military expeditions sent by different Popes (leaders of the Roman Catholic Church) to capture the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks.

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SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS

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Colonization

Colonization. Spanish Empire. Funnel of Spanish Power 1519 Cortez is out for power Disagreements with Diego Velazquez (Governor of Cuba) Out to seek his own wealth and power Cortez learns of two shipwrecked men who lived on Yucatan Peninsula 1519 Hernando Cortes; 600 men

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European Exploration

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Vasco da Gama

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South Africa and Apartheid

South Africa and Apartheid . A country of contrasts. Simonetta Gatto Istituto Comprensivo di Casella (GE). The Republic of South Africa is in the south of the African continent. The borders . Northwest: Namibia North: Botswana Northeast: Zimbabwe and Mozambique East: Swaziland.

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T he Mughal Empire

T he Mughal Empire. maryjane gutierrez. Basic Facts. Was founded in 1526 by Babur Located in present day India The most powerful Islamic state to rule India. Expansion.

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The Explorer Pedro Cabral

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Geography of Southeast Asia

Geography of Southeast Asia. The Himalayas. The Himalayan Mountains on South and Eastern Asia are the largest in the world. Mount Everest is more that 5 miles high and is the tallest mountain peak on earth. Himalayas stretch 1,550 miles across Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.

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The English Africa

The English Africa. Africa. Language in Africa. There are an estimated 2,000 languages spoken in Africa . [1] The American linguist Joseph Greenberg classified all African languages in six major linguistic families : Southwest Asia (accepted)

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Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias. By Drewe and Belle. Personal background. Dias was a cavalier of the Royal Court, Superintendent of the Royal warehouses and sailing master of the man-of-war San Christovao . Sponsor. Dias was sent on his dangerous expedition by the Portuguese. Death/Birth.

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Age of Discovery

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European Exploration

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Animated Explorers

Animated Explorers. Mr. Seeberg. Portugal. Bartolomeu Dias was the 1 st to sail from Portugal around the southern tip of Africa. Cape of Good Hope. PORTUGAL. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa all the way to India. INDIA. Calicut.

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