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Torrid zone

The torrid zone was the name given by ancient Greek and Roman geographers to the equatorial area of the Earth, so hot that it was thought to be impenetrable to sailors or explorers. That notion became a deterrent for European explorers until the 15th century and the notion that the torrid zone was uninhabitable was disproved by the 16th century.

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AristotleKnew that the world was a sphereGreeceParmenidesPosidonius
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Environmental determinismTropicsColonial expansion
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Proved wrong

Cape BojadorWestern SaharaConquistadors
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Torrid zone

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples29
Avg. degree1.92
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related to Proved wrong · 11
Torrid zone → Americas, Aristotle's, Cape Bojador, Firsthand, Further, Many Europeans, Peru, Portuguese, Spanish Conquistadors, The, Western Sahara
related to Early theories and origins · 9
Torrid zone → Aristotle, Earth's, Greece, He, Oceanus, Parmenides, Posidonius's Treatise, Southern Hemisphere, The
related to Cultural and historical significance · 6
Torrid zone → Beyond, Early, European, Europeans, Imperialist, The

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zone torrid early aristotle heat european explorers habitable earth hot thought must southern however zones roman impenetrable century uninhabitable disproved

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Aristotleinstance ofthat the excessive heat in the torrid zone would prevent exploration.The torrid zone was an explanation of Earth's climate based on observation and natural reasoning by thinkers0.80text
Parmenidesinstance ofthat the excessive heat in the torrid zone would prevent exploration.The torrid zone was an explanation of Earth's climate based on observation and natural reasoning by thinkers0.80text
Posidonius's Treatise on Oceanusinstance ofThe creation of the torrid zone is often associated with Parmenides though later works0.80text
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceBeyond0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceEuropean0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceImperialist0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceThe0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceEarly0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Cultural and historical significanceEuropeans0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Early theories and originsAristotle0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Early theories and originsHe0.60section
Torrid zonerelated to Early theories and originsGreece0.60section

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