Under King Emanuel, Portuguese power reached its height. From 1497 to 1499 Vasco da Gama made the first voyage to India following the route discovered by Dias, and inaugurated a lucrative trade in spices and other luxuries between Europe and South Asia. Led by Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese occupied Goa, India, in 1510, Malacca (now Melaka, Malaysia) in 1511, the Moluccas (in present-day Indonesia) in 1512-14, and Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf in 1515. During the same period they opened
forged and engraved in England out of silver, with an upturned stem but otherwise rather unadorned. Britain began to import tea in the early 17th century, however it was hesitantly embraced by British culture until it was made fashionable by coffee houses in the late 1600s. Tea was originally drunk in the Chinese manner (weak and without milk) but by the early 18th century milk and sugar were added, and small spoons became necessary. This particular spoon, like others of its time, were crafted by specialist
politics directly mirrors the average consumer. The way he... ... middle of paper ... ...and-its-a-great-big-one/ 4. Barack Obama,"Remarks by the President at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference," White House Press Release, December 18, 2009. www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks- president-morning-plenary-session-united-nations-climate-change- conference 5. Maruice Strong,"What He Wants For The Middle Class," Rio Earth Summit. 1992. http://www
elected Head of State (whether ceremonial or with a full range of executive powers). Unfortunately, Britain has lagged behind other developed countries in both these areas. Our Head of State (the Queen) and, until recently, the majority of the House of Lords assumed power and influence solely because of which families they were born in to. This makes Britain a relatively undemocratic country in an increasingly democratic world. Rule by inheritance in general makes no sense and cannot be justified