Question: The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Portugues"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance. It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China in 1999.

The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery. Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal, it would eventually expand across the globe. Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 141819, using recent developments in navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel, in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1498, Vasco da Gama reached India. In 1500, either by an accidental landfall or by the crown's secret design, Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast.

Over the following decades, Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia, establishing forts and factories as they went. By 1571, a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa, the Middle East, India and South Asia. This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth (1500-1800), when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal's per capita income. 1. what is one of the longest lived empires?
2. is there an alternate name?
3. what?
4. What years did it exsist for?
5. how many centuries is that?
6. What had a substansial impact on the economic growth?
7. Was it a positive impact?
8. Where did sailors explore?
9. Where did they explore first?
10. and?
11. when?
12. what were they searching for?
13. how were they to do this?
14. such as?
15. Who discovered Brazil?
16. where is it?
17. What year?
18. Who sailed to the cape of good hope?
19. when?
20. Who sailed to India? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. The Portuguese Empire
2. yes
3. also known as the Portuguese Overseas
4. from1415 to 1999.
5. almost six centuries
6. a commercial network
7. yes
8. East Asia
9. thee coast of africa
10. the Atlantic archipelagos
11. 141819,
12. Sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade
13. using recent developments in navigation,
14. such as the caravel,
15. Pedro Alvares Cabral
16. on the South American coast.
17. In 1500
18. Bartolomeu Dias
19. 1488
20. Vasco da Gama

Question: Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho (), is an enclaved, landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over in size and has a population of around /1e6 round 0 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.

Previously known as Basutoland, Lesotho declared independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The name "Lesotho" translates roughly into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho". About 40% of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.

The original inhabitants of the area now known as Lesotho were the San people. Examples of their rock art can be found in the mountains throughout the area.

The present Lesotho, then called Basutoland, emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Moshoeshoe, a son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bakoteli lineage, formed his own clan and became a chief around 1804. Between 1821 and 1823, he and his followers settled at the Butha-Buthe Mountain, joining with former adversaries in resistance against the Lifaqane associated with the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to 1828. 1. what are the natives now known as?
2. who were they?
3. when was it founded?
4. who was the king then?
5. what is it's capital?
6. what can be found in the mountains?
7. what is it's official name?
8. when did it gain independence?
9. from?
10. does it have any water bodies around it?
11. was the king's father a king as well?
12. what was he?
13. of?
14. did he form his own clan?
15. when did he become chief?
16. is Maseru the largest city?
17. what does Lesotho mean?
18. how many organizations is it a member of?
19. please name them. Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Lesotho
2. the San people
3. 1822
4. King Moshoeshoe I
5. Maseru
6. rock art
7. the Kingdom of Lesotho
8. 4 October 196
9. the United Kingdom
10. No
11. No
12. a minor chief
13. the Bakoteli lineage
14. Yes
15. around 1804
16. Yes
17. the land of the people who speak Sesotho
18. Three
19. the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Question: A brother and sister have been reunited after more than 60 years, thanks to a letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times.

For years John Hannant Kept a photograph of his long-lost sister, hoping they would meet again. Margery, the eldest of the three children, had signed up to the Royal Air Force as part of the war effort, when John was still a baby. The family lost touch and as the decade s passed only a single letter gave a clue to her whereabouts. The clue was enough for a WHT reader to recognize Margery and put the family back in touch..

John, 67, had been searching for a long time and a friend suggested writing to the paper.

"That's the one that made it, the letter to the paper a few months age," he said. "It's like a dream come true. The last time we ever heard from Margery was in 1953 after the floods. She wrote home to know if we were all right. My sister Dorothy wrote back, But Margery had moved again and never got the letter."

Having retired from his job as a gardener at Park House, Mr. Hannat decided to take action once and for all. He and his wife Doreen, travelled to Margery's home in Chelwood Avenue, Hatfield , which she shares with her husband Jack Cooke.

Now 88, she was recovering after several months in hospital, but immediately recognized her brother. John said, "It's something that I never thought was going to happen, but I always hoped it would." As well as finding his sister, John has also discovered he now has a nephew, niece and six grandnieces and grandnephews. 1. What is this story about?
2. How did it happen?
3. Where did Margery go?
4. How old is John?
5. When was Margery last heard from?
6. How old is Margery?
7. How did John make a living?
8. Where did he Garden?
9. Who is John married to?
10. Where does Margery live now?
11. Who does she live with?
12. What is his name?
13. Does Margery have kids?
14. How many?
15. Does she have grandchildren?
16. How many?
17. Who is John's other sister? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. A brother and sister have been reunited
2. letter in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times
3. the Royal Air Force
4. 67
5. in 1953
6. 88
7. as a gardener
8. Park House
9. Doreen
10. Hatfield
11. husband
12. Jack Cooke
13. yes
14. two
15. yes
16. six
17. Dorothy