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What was Sir Frances Drake's primary goal?

Drake was an integral part of defeating the Spanish Armada, and he has also been referred to as a pirate because of his tendency to loot Spanish ships he defeated at sea. However, aside from his aggressive stance against Spain, he was also known to rescue wayward explorers who got lost in the Chesapeake area. When Sir Walter Raleigh took a group of settlers to Roanoke the first time, the conditions were bad, and they ran out of supplies. Drake came along and offered the extra supplies he had, but the remaining colonists decided to return to England rather than accepting the supplies.

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What were some forms of entertainment during the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and quickly spread throughout Europe and to America. Technology transformed the cities in the U.S. from being rural farmland to built-up urban areas consisting of both factories and large corporations. The need for a bigger workforce provided wages to a large percentage of the population, giving people money to spend on entertainment, and the structured working hours allowed people to enjoy their earnings.Technological innovations, such as electricity and the invention of the light bulb, suddenly made it possible to enjoy different hours, which increa..

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What did people wear in ancient India?

Dhotis, which were usually white, were shorter than saris and generally worn around the legs.By 1000 AD, clothing from the Islamic world began to influence Indian fashions. From this period, both men and women wore trousers (churidar) and tunics (kurtas) that came down to the knees. Women would typically combine these with a veil and scarf. For special occasions such as weddings, men would also wear a sherwani, a long and elegant coat. Nevertheless, the traditional sari and dhoti remained popular, as they continue to in modern India.Accessories of gold and silver jewelry were common, particula..

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How did the Navigation Acts support the system of mercantilism?

In Mercantilism, laws are passed that dictate where a colony can ship its goods as well as add tariffs and duty tax on items imported from other countries so that the colony must buy goods from the mother country. The American colonies were forced to buy British goods because those were the goods that they could afford. By using Mercantilism, the British were able to obtain most of their raw goods from the American colonies, create their products and then ship those products to countries around the world in addition to selling them to the colonies.The Navigation Acts specifically passed four n..

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What did the Ojibwa wear?

The Ojibwa not only loved decorations on their clothing, but also enjoyed decorating their bodies with jewelry made from the bones, claws or teeth of animals. Tanning hides and sewing consumed much of the Ojibwa women's time during the winter months. Contact with Europeans gradually changed Ojibwa dress to woven textiles.\nThe Ojibwa Indians were semi-nomadic, following game and other sources of food as they were available. They lived in wigwams, which were easy to deconstruct and transport, giving them greater mobility. They resided in the woodlands of northeastern North America and call..

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What are some foods from the Paleolithic era?

Modern interpretations of the Paleolithic diet purport to deliver health benefits, by replicating the food types available to Paleolithic people. For example, a modern Paleolithic diet contains no domesticated food crops or processed grains, such as rice, wheat, potatoes, soy, peanuts, lentils, beans or corn. Also banned are dairy products or any form of processed sugars. The bulk of the so-called Paleo-diet consists of meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds.\nThough nutritionists applaud the removal of processed foods and sugar from the modern Paleo-diet, the diet lack nutritional bal..

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What did Roman Plebeians wear?

Roman plebeians were the working class people in the Roman society. They consisted of builders, farmers, craftsmen, and bakers who worked hard to pay taxes and provide for their family. They lived in storey buildings called insulae, which were crowded, and two families could share one room. Children followed the career path of their parents and only went to school for a couple of years to learn how to read and write.

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What are the major effects of the Treaty of Versailles?

The Treaty of Versailles placed culpability for World War I on Germany. As a result, Germany was required to pay hefty reparations. The German military was limited to 100,000 men, conscription was prohibited, and armored vehicles were banned. Germany's European possessions and overseas colonies were distributed among the Allied Powers. The German people detested these terms, and the Treaty fueled the sweeping nationalism that propelled the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler to power.\nDespite the reductions in Germany's military and land, the Treaty of Versailles left Germany itself intact...

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Who invented the drive-through window?

In-N-Out Burger's drive-through window concept launched in 1948 alongside a driveway in Baldwin Park, Calif., and it was staffed by five cooks who prepared take-out meals behind panes of glass before delivering them to customers via the drive-through window. Other chains, such as Wendy's and Jack-in-the-Box, followed suit in the 1960s. McDonald's didn't open its first drive-through window until the mid-1970s.

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Did Galileo discover the world is round?

According to How It Works Daily, Pythagoras from the 6th century B.C. is credited with coming up with the idea that the Earth is spherical. According to NASA's StarChild website, at around 350 B.C., Aristotle declared the Earth to be a sphere based on constellation observations as one travelled further away from the equator. Within the next hundred years after Aristotle, Aristarchus and Eratosthenes measured the size of the Earth. In 1522 A.D., an expedition led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe.

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