Great geographical discoveries - a popular term geographical discoveries made at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans
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Reflecting on the first chapter‚ I was exposed to a great deal of events contributing to the birth of American civilization. The importance of connections‚ wealth‚ power‚ and influence on the citizens is demonstrated through these examples in history. In 1492‚ Columbus landed on a Caribbean island containing citizens from all over (mostly from central Siberia and Asia). Paleo-Indians followed‚ contributing to the growth of communities by settling and establishing gender-specific roles as well as trade.
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Chapter 1 1. A Chapter 2 1. Which event brought Queen Isabella to the throne in 1474? a. The death of her brother Henry 2. How did a sea route to Asia impact Europe? a. The route allowed merchants to charge lower prices for imported Eastern goods 3. The government of which country sponsored Christopher Columbus’s 1492 exploration? a. Spain 4. How did Ferdinand and Isabella react to Columbus’s first voyage? a. They believed Spain could challenge Portuguese dominance of the seas 5. The Treaty of Tordesillas
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Politics and the State in Western Europe ca 1450-1521 Due to the ineffective leadership‚ the nation states of Frances‚ England and Spain utilized aggressive methods to rebuild their governments in the fifteenth century. This was accomplished though the revival of the monarchy and the unification of nations. The French leaders led their people and nation states to success. Charles VII‚ a sovereign viewed as weak and frail‚ proved himself a powerful leader. Charles (reigned from
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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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The Spaniards‚ the Chinese‚ and the French In the 15th century‚ Spain became the originator of the age of exploration. To begin with‚ the Renaissance had recently started and there was an eager love for culture and exploration. Art was an extremely important part of culture in Spain. Gothic art was probably one of the largest styles of art in Spain‚ this was a result of the Cistercian Order. Examples of this style of art are the monasteries of Poblet and Santes Creus and the Cathedrals of Leon‚ Burgos
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Italian explorer who discovered America. However‚ the truth is he did not discover America‚ when he traveled to North America there were already millions of people living here. The fact is Christopher Columbus never set foot on our shores. On October 12‚ 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas‚ he also reached the coasts of what is now Cuba‚ Haiti and the Dominican Republic he also travelled to Central and South America. Christopher Columbus also never flew a Spanish flag in North America. Now
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in Spain‚ women were 2nd class citizens who had no authority or power in general. However‚ the new king and queen of Spain-Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castille come into power equally. At this time Christopher Columbus seeks out the king and queen of Spain to grant him permission to sail out and prove that one can travel West and find a route to the West Indies. In 1492‚ Columbus charters 3 ships: The Santa Maria‚ the Pinta‚ and the Nina. Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and Cuba‚
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a group he called “Indians”. From the year 1492 until the year 1503 Columbus had made four voyages between what he thought was India‚ turning out to be America‚ and Spain. During this time the European exploration of the Americas thrived. Columbus and the Spaniards after finally receiving the funds from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella set off on the first voyage to try and find a direct water route to Asia. Leaving the Spanish ports on August 3rd 1492 with three ships‚ the Nina‚ the Pinta and the
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The 16th and 17th centuries were a time of religious upheaval and the different European countries dealt with the disturbances in various ways. The Spainish approach was to crush any dissenting views through the Spanish Inquistion and enforce conformity to the Catholic faith. England embraced the Protestant Revolution with its split with the Catholic Church and fostered many Protestant sects. The uniformity of religion in Spain led to a zealous Catholic population who were driven to convert the natives
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