The Chinese and the Arabs Were Not the Only Peoples

question 17

Essay

The Chinese and the Arabs were not the only peoples to explore the maritime world before the Europeans. Trace the maritime progress of Malayo-Polynesians, Africans, and Amerindians before 1450.

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Definitions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

A pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.

Psychodynamic

Pertains to the psychological forces or processes that influence the human personality and emotional states, based on early life experiences.

Early Childhood Fixation

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an individual's persistent focus on an earlier stage of psychosexual development, potentially leading to personality and emotional disorders.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by a long-standing pattern of extreme sensitivity to rejection, social inhibition, and a feeling of inadequacy.