Why Were Global Maritime Trade Routes First Established by Europeans

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Essay

Why were global maritime trade routes first established by Europeans rather than other powerful groups such as the Chinese?

Identify the role of language and intelligence in child development.

Recognize the impact of bilingualism on academic performance.

Define and identify examples of cognitive abilities such as conservation, reversibility, and transitivity.

Understand the theories and contributions of prominent psychologists like Piaget, Sternberg, and Kohlberg to child development.

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Definitions:

New Netherland

A 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that included parts of what are now New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.

Petrus Stuyvesant

The last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland until it was ceded to the English in 1664, known for his efforts to strengthen the colony's defenses and manage relations with Native Americans.

Dutch Reformed Church

A Protestant denomination that originated in the early 16th century during the Reformation in the Netherlands, with doctrines rooted in Calvinism.

Quakers

Members of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement known for its commitment to pacifism, equality, and social justice.