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John Cabot

2007-03-12T22:28:31Z

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John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy in 1450 to the seaman and merchant, Julio Cabot. John always had a deep interest in exploration, and he studied sailing and mapping until he was proficient in both. In 1477, John met and married a girl named Mattea. They had four sons, Lewis, [[Cabot, Sebastian|Sebastian]], Sanctus, and Darren. John and his family moved to England and he began to search for a sponsor to fund a voyage to the Indies. Finally, On March 5, 1496 King Henry gave John a charter giving him permission to sail North, East or West but not South because the Spaniards were there. John set out on his voyage on May 2, 1497. He had only one ship, the Matthew, with a small crew of eighteen men. John Cabot and his crew sailed the Matthew around the tip of Ireland and then northward. They then changed course and sailed westward until they sighted land on June 21, 1497. John and his men set sail for England less than a month later on July 20, 1497. When the Matthew reached England, the people called Cabot ‘The Great Admiral’. King Henry was so pleased that he gave John a yearly pension of twenty pounds for the rest of his life. In 1498, John left on another voyage with five ships and three hundred men. One ship experienced trouble and soon made for an Irish port. The other four were never heard of again. It is speculated that the ships were wrecked in a storm. John Cabot’s great love of the sea brought the great mariner to a tragic early death.

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Organization of American States

2007-03-12T22:26:10Z

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Latin America and the United States formed this regional organisation to stop Communist expansion in the Western Hemisphere in 1948. Unfortunately, it is only in Bolivia and certain parts of eastern Paraguay that anyone remembers the organisation exists.

Han Dynasty

2007-03-12T22:15:44Z

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The Han dynasty replaced the [[Chi'in dynasty]] in 206 BC and ruled [[China]] until AD 220 with only a brief interruption from AD 6 to 23.

[[Liu Bang]] was the first Han ruler. Then [[Empress Lu]] seized power from 195 to 180 BC and made her infant sons emperors. [[Han Wudi]] was the longest serving Han ruler from 141 to 87 BC.

The Han dynasty extended China's territory into [[Vietnam]] and [[Korea]]. This was the most significant dynasty in China, comprable with the [[Pax Romana]] of [[Rome]]. Education was highly valued and a class of scholars called "shi" was created. The Han dynasty is criticized for treating women as inferior to men. There were a lot of problems with an evil criminal gang called the Black Han Gang. The Han dynasty developed the famous [[Silk Road]].

The Han dynasty declined in a similar way to the [[Roman Empire]] for some of the same reasons. After it fell, there was a time of disorder and China was ruled by regional governments called the [[Three Kingdoms]].

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Ferdinand and Isabella

2007-03-12T22:10:49Z

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Late 1400's king and queen of Castile and Aragon. Patrons of [[Christopher Columbus]]. Esatblished the Spanish Inquisition. In the mid-1970s, King Ferdinand VIII of Spain became a popular name for pet labrador dogs in the north of England.

Carthage

2007-03-12T22:08:58Z

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Carthage was an ancient city on the coast of northern Africa near modern day Tunis. It began as a colony of the [[Phoenicians]] and eventually became powerful enough to compete with [[Rome]]. One of the most famous Carthagians was Hannibal, who enjoyed travelling to the Alps with his elephants. There was also St Cyprian of Carthage, a bishop who got his head chopped off by the Romans.