In 1492 with the defeat of Islamic Kingdom of Granada‚ the christian unity was established to a great extent in Spain. Around this year‚ Castile was united with Aragon. The inquisition was established and the jews and other dissident groups such as protestants
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In Isabella’s quest to unite Spain she told the ruler of Granda if they would surrender she would let them live with religious freedom. They did surrender to Ferdinand and Isabella. However‚ no long after Isabella contradicted herself on March 30‚ 1492 when she decided all Jews must convert to Catholicism or leave Spain. Thus she went back on her promise to allow them religious freedom. Isabella felt she could not create a harmonious state with the Jews living in Spain representing a foreign element
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Christopher Columbus (Figure 1) was the explorer and navigator who discover the Americas to the medieval world. Columbus was born in 1451 BCE in Genoa to Domenico Columbus who was a middle class wool weaver. In his early life‚ Christopher Columbus worked with his dad‚ but eventually when he was a teenager he began to work for a sea merchant and remained at sea until 1476‚ during this time he studied maps and books which convinced him that he could reach land by sailing westward across the ocean.
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Henry VIII of England and Martin Luther were central figures in the religious and political upheavals of the 16th century‚ each leaving a profound and lasting legacy on European history. Henry VIII’s reign is often characterized by his tumultuous personal life and his break from the Roman Catholic Church‚ leading to the establishment of the Church of England. His desire for a male heir‚ coupled with his dissatisfaction with the Pope’s refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon‚ prompted
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A limited number of spaces remain available for the 2016 Pioneer School at Century Village Museum. Reservations should be immediately made to be assured of participation in this year’s program that begins on Monday‚ July 11‚ 2016. Continuing one of the area’s longest-standing traditions‚ the Geauga County Historical Society is pleased offer its 44th Annual Pioneer School. This program will take place on the grounds of Century Village Museum‚ in Burton‚ Ohio‚ during the week of July 11-15‚ 2016
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and exploration led Spain to inhabit this Gold mine. Thesis: Slide 1 The year 1492 brought about many changes in the Old World that forever altered the way we understand and perceive the New World. Imperialism and Colonialism soared to new heights and brought two completely different worlds into a crash course forever entwining cultures‚ laws‚ religion‚ and customs in North and South America. Slide 2 The year 1492 is important in many ways. After centuries of fighting the Muslims‚ Jews‚ and
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The Columbian Exchange is the exchange of plants‚ animals‚ food‚ and diseases between Europe and the Americas. In 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus came to America‚ he saw plants and animals he had never seen before so he took them back with him to Europe. Columbus began the trade routes which had never been established between Europe and the Americas so his voyages initiated the interchange of plants between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres‚ which doubled the food crop resources available to people
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suggested‚ through DNA evidence that Polynesian adventurers sailed across the Pacific Ocean and settled in South America long before the Vikings. If you are aware of this federal holiday you are familiar with the following traditional phrase: “In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” This is typically used when
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and gave columbus the money for his voyage. Before his trip to what he believed was india in 1492‚ his first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Columbus’s ship was attacked by French Privateers off the coast of portugal. His ship was burned and Columbus had to swim to the portuguese shore. Columbus later participated in several other expeditions to Africa. In August of 1492‚ Columbus left spain in the Santa Maria‚ with the Pinta and the Nina alongside. After 36 days
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CHAPTER 2 : EXPLORING THE AMERICAS VOCABULARY 1. CRUSADES – A series of 9 conflicts between Christians and __________________________ between 1095 and 1291 for control of the “Holy Land‚” or ________________________. These conflicts brought western Europeans into contact with the Middle East‚ as well as into contact with Arab merchants and ________________________ goods from as far away as India and China. 2. MARCO POLO – A _______________________________ adventurer from Venice‚ Italy
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