The year was 1600‚ and Spain was unquestionably at the zenith of its power. After a successful Reconquista and explosion of colonization‚ the Spanish Empire had built a powerful military‚ a cohesive empire throughout Europe and the North and South of the Americas‚ and was looking forward to Cultural Revolution and continued growth in overseas trade. This was the Spanish Golden Age‚ when the Iberian Nation was unrivaled as the cultural and economic hegemon of Europe. It seems insanity that in one
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Dequan Hurey July 16‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo – traveled to China and stirred up a storm of European interest 2. Francisco Pizzaro – conquers Incan Empire of Peru and begins shipping tons of gold/silver back to Spain. This huge influx of precious metals made European prices skyrocket (inflation). 3. Ponce de Leon – touches and names Florida looking for legendary Fountain of Youth 4. Montezuma – Aztec king‚ thought Cortez might be the god Quetzalcoatl who was due
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While many different cultures were and are oppressed around the world‚ many people tend to forget about the genocide of the Native Americans on the land we call home. In 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean‚ he came into contact with the indigenous people of the New World. After returning to Hispaniola‚ he quickly implemented policies of slavery and mass extermination of the Taino population in the Caribbean. This became the first major impact on Native Americans
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voyage sponsorship three times‚ eventually‚ after eight long‚ anticipating years for one Italian‚ religious ideology‚ financial gains‚ and Columbus’ talent at sea is what drove the two monarchs to finally fund the voyage of Christopher Columbus. Before 1492‚ Spain consisted of small ruling kingdoms‚ and for hundreds of years‚ had been attempting to drive the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula. These efforts were in vain until King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella
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1492: Conquest of Paradise Columbus: Friend or Foe? As many of us are aware today‚ Columbus is looked to by many Americans as not only a hero but a historical personage‚ who also carries many burdens. This description is how the film 1492 represents Columbus‚ in the film he was portrayed as a man of the people who treated the native people with dignity and respect and was looking out for the betterment of the people. The film shows no aspiration to explore and find the true elaborate
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realistic.2 Thus dismissed‚ Columbus sought out the King and Queen of Spain. His first attempt to convince Ferdinand and Isabella of his intended journey left them with many questions. They did not‚ however‚ reject his proposal.3 On the 2nd of August 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor Christopher Columbus on his voyages; Christopher Columbus wanted to find new trade route‚ travel from the west to find the east to prove that the world was not flat. The King was reluctant at first
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Columbian Exchange How you ever wondered what the Columbian Exchange was and how it affected our world today? The Columbian Exchange was coined by Alfred Crosby. The Columbian Exchange is defined as the transatlantic flow of goods and people. Columbus believed the earth was round. He was right but he underestimated the size of the world. Many people believed the world was flat as well as people would literally fall off the end of the world. Columbus was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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The most important contribution to European expansion was the search for new trade routes. Christopher Columbus in 1492 accidentally stumbled across the Americas on his way to India in search of foreign goods and a new‚ quicker path to get to them. The Europeans already had trade routes‚ but each of them had a flaw. Either the route was too long‚ too costly‚ or too long. The main countries of their times sent different explorer’s to find new trade routes. Portuguese Prince Henry (the Navigator)
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The world was forever changed when an Italian explorer named Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492. This discovery caught the attention of the Western European leaders. Soon‚ these leaders prompted their own explorers to start their own expeditions. Although we can consider Columbus’s first discovery of the New World as an “encounter”‚ we cannot apply this term to the later discoveries because the word “conquer” would be more fitting. The Native Americans and Africans had varied responses
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Henry William. History of the United States of America. New York: The MacMillan Company‚ 1904 2012). ferdinand-i.html. (last modified April 14‚ 2012. accessed April 14‚ 2012). New World (1492 – 1763). www.history2u.com. (accessed April 14‚ 2012). Zinn‚ Howard. A People ’s History of the United States: 1492-Present. New York HarperCollins‚ 2003. ---------------------------------
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