How Did John Cabot’s Discovery Change the World?
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. Because he lived in several different countries, he has different names. In Italian, he is known as Giovanni Caboto,...
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Who Were Humboldt and Ritter?
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), and Carl Ritter (1779-1859) were two Germans whose combined travels and researches changed the whole...
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How Do Countries Get Their Names?
How Do Countries Get Their Names? Countries do not all have universally accepted names. Holland is officially The Netherlands. Finland is called Suomi by its own...
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Who Were the Aztecs and How Did They Disappear?
Who Were the Aztecs and How Did They Disappear? An Aztec was an Indian who lived on the plains of Mexico from the 11th Century to the beginning of the 16th Century. The...
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Why Is America so Called?
Why Is America so Called? America get its name from the traditional family name Amerigo belonging to Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), who was an Italian navigator and...
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