Essays Tagged: "Cape of Good Hope"
The Influences of Rome on The World We know Today.
ination of Germanic and Roman laws, called Roman-Dutch Law. The Dutch colonists carried this to the Cape of Good Hope and modern-day Sri Lanka, where it formed the basis of their jurisprudence system ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
US History I Review for mid term. Lot of info from Columbus Days to the New America (1787).
of the line and Portugal had land east of the line.Major explorers-Vasco da gama- Portugal- rounded Cape of Good Hope and sailed up the eastern coastChristopher Columbus- Spain -went ashore on a small ... no such passageReasons for settlement in colonies-Spread religion-Competition for trade with Asia-Escape Prosecution-Exploration-New lands, discovery, ideas, etc.Roanoke -legend of the Roanoke's -Walt ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
A newspaper-style article describing the end of the Boer war, ending in British victory.
red war. A little history of the relationship between these settlers is due.The British claimed the Cape of Good Hope in 1806. Called the "Great Trek", the Afrikaners settled beyond the Vaal and Orang ... attles, the Boer forces defeated the British, the towns of Ladysmith, Mafeking, and Kimberly in the Cape Colony were taken over. The northern districts of the British owned Cape Colony rebelled and jo ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
The Vergulde Draeck
was it shipwrecked?On the 28th of April 1656 following the Brouwers route, Vergulde Draeck left the Cape of Good Hope with the intention of making use of the trade winds to cross 5000 miles of Indian ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Vasco da Gama biography and events during his life
, ¼ pints of wine, and a little oil and vinegar.Supplies Running Low:They finally passed the Cape of Good Hope on November 22, 1497. The trip to the Cape of Good Hope took a long time because t ... clean water.Discovers Animals:When the crew reached Mossel Bay, which is a little further than the Cape of Good Hope, they found 12 oxen, a few cows, and 4-5 sheep. They were so excited that they had ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
European Influence Between 1400 - 1800 in the Americas (Africa and Asia)
ns saw the Africans as "barbaric" and without any religion. The Dutch established a port called the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa. They tried to Christianize them and make them civil ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Contribution to European Expansion
exploration was directed by a private "contractor" named Fernao Gomes. Bartholomew Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope at the south end of Africa in 1487 and returned to Portugal with the news. Vasco d ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
History of European Involvement in South Africa
language also became incorporated into the now Afrikaanerdom culture.In 1652 the Dutch occupied the Cape of Good Hope on the Southern Tip of Africa so that the Dutch had a midway point from the Far Ea ... Far East to England to utilize as a refreshment station. The British also periodically annexed the Cape at different times when it was thought politically correct and economically advantageous. The c ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Imperialism of Africa
poor and powerless. Belgium Congo soon became 80 times larger then Belgium.Dutch settlers took over Cape of Good Hope in 1652 and gradually established large farms. Later when the British took over th ... with each about the land and slaves. This was the cause of the Great Trek when the Boers tried to escape to the North in the meantime fighting with the African groups who were protecting their own lan ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Gladiolus- Botany
s that gave rise to the 400 and more varieites today. The Gladiolus's ancestral home belongs to the Cape of Good Hope. Nicknamed the 'Sword Lily', it use to be represented by Roman gladiators. An anci ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology
Legacy of colonial state in Africa
ian Gulf via Syria and Black Sea. The direct European ships that came to this region came round the Cape of Good Hope in the southern tip of Africa.East Africa trade relation with other countries led ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Reasons for European Exploration to the Americas
ia, making him the first to first to find a route to India by going around the tip of Africa or the Cape of Good Hope. Other Portuguese explorers included Magellan, who was the first to sail around th ... o sail around the world. At the end, Portugal discovered an eastern route to India that doubled the Cape of Good Hope.Since the Portuguese set trading post and controlled the only trade route then, th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
How and why did the apartheid system come into existence in South Africa and how was its existence maintained and enforced for so long?
all to become apartheid can be traced to these times. In 1488, the Portuguese first sailed past the Cape of Good Hope, eventually landing there and trading for food with people who called themselves K ... upted the natives' lifestyle.By 1795 15000 Europeans and their slaves were scattered throughout the Cape colony. Violence between the natives and the Europeans was inevitable. There had been fights be ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Piracy in Somalia:Threatening International Trade
companies will be forced to utilize a longer shipping route to Europe and North America, around the Cape of Good Hope, which will add a considerable distance to international shipping routes. The extr ... companies will be forced to utilize a longer shipping route to Europe and North America around the Cape of Good Hope.The Gulf of Aden provides an extremely efficient shipping route; if shipping compa ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security