Many modern civilizations have been influenced by earlier civilizations in history. These earlier civilizations have created many different ideas that are still used today. These ideas can be seen in governments‚ make-up of cities‚ and architecture. Architecture in particular is still very prominent from earlier civilizations such as the case in Al-Andalus. The most important building in Islamic Spain‚ like other centers of Muslim civilizations is the mosque‚ house of worship. The inside of a mosque
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World 1492 & Beyond: Conquest Chronology 1300s: rise of the Aztec 1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry‚ creating a united Spain 1481: Portuguese build Elmina slave castle on Africa’s Gold Coast 1492: Columbus discovers the Americas 1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas 1497: John Cabot’s voyage 1521: Cortes conquers the Aztec 1533: Pizarro conquers the Inca 1588: the Spanish Armada 1590: the Roanoke settlement fails People and Terms Prince Henry the Navigator Ferdinand of Aragon
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Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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intensity in which people and rulers have put into this hate and the confusion and ignorance between people of why they hate Jews. One of the biggest emigrations in Jewish history was because of the edict of the expulsion of the Jews in 1492‚ by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Causing more than 50‚000 families‚ one of the largest and most distinguished Jewish settlements in Europe‚ to abandon their community and start a new one in Portugal‚ Fez‚ Berber Provinces‚ Naples‚ Northern Africa and wherever they
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the case. It was believed in part why the Americas were named after the Amerigo Vespucci‚ the Florentine explorer. On 20 May 1506‚ aged probably 54‚ Columbus died in Valladolid‚ Spain. Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage on August 3‚ 1492 with three ships‚ the Pinta‚ the Nina‚ and the Santa Maria. Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands‚ which belonged to Castile‚ where he restocked the provisions and made repairs. After stopping over in Gran Canaria‚ he departed from San Sebastián
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Constantinople to the Ottomans Turks in 1453‚ the silk road became much more dangerous and difficult to traverse which led to sailors trying to find a way to Asia by way of the sea. Columbus made four transatlantic voyages in 1492‚ 1493‚ 1498 and 1502 under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II‚ Isabella I‚ the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon‚ the Castile and Leon in Spain. Zheng He was born into a Muslim family which meant that he could speak both Arabic and Chinese‚ when he was born
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Description of the Discovery of America From Christopher Columbus‚ Journals‚ Thursday‚ October 11‚ and Friday October 12‚ 1492. In Columbus Journal he obviously talks about his discoveries but goes more into detail. During these two days Columbus finds the Indies along with its vibrant green trees‚ various fruits‚ water‚ and the unclothed people of the land. The people of this land had very long‚ tough hair like the mane of a horse‚ they painted their bodies in various colors
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India in 1497. Spain‚ however‚ would soon take over the lead in exploration. When Portugal refused to finance Christopher Columbus’ idea to sail west to find the shortcut to the Indies‚ Columbus convinced Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to finance it. On October 12‚ 1492‚ Christopher Columbus and his crew reached the island of Hispaniola. Although Columbus believed he had reached Asia‚ he had actually discovered the entire continent of North America and claimed it for Spain. Spain quickly
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The Alhambra Palace‚ Granada The Alhambra Palace was one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world when it was created in the 13th and 14th centuries and remains so today. It was the last and most splendid of all the Arabian palaces to be built in Spain during 700 years of Moorish domination. The Moors were vastly superior to their European enemies in all areas of culture and the Alhambra Palace became a glorious symbol of not only their wealth and power but also their unsurpassable artistic
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Christopher columbus is known for discovering the americas in 1492. He was an italian explorer and navigator in the 1400s and was hired by the spanish monarchy to find the “new world” as in the america’s but on accident. He led 3 ships to set out and find such land the names of the ships were the Santa Maria‚ Nina‚ and the Pinta. He was supposed to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia but landed at the america’s. Though he was not really the man to first find the americas because they
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