Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is one of the most well known names in the western world because of what he accomplished during his lifetime. He was an explorer‚ a navigator‚ and a colonizer and‚ with his unrelenting determination‚ he would be the man to “discover” the New World. Although he thought that he found India and a better route to Asia rather than sailing around the southern tip of Africa‚ he had really stumbled upon the Americas. While he may have had the actual location
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Colonization of the New World The discovery and colonization of the “New World” was one of the most significant and influential events in the known history of mankind. It has shaped our present by changing the course of our past and is a time of such great significance that it would be all but impossible to understand today without at least some comprehension of the why ’s of yesterday. What was it that drove such a myriad of people to risk so much to tame the wild and vast lands we now know
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Over the Spanish Inquisition World History Mr. Pravia Fiona Shortt Background Paragraph #1: add some information on tomas de torquemada The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1492 by newly married monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castile. They had defeated “the last Muslims remaining in Granada‚ thus bringing Spain under Christian rule” . Then they declared an Edict of Expulsion that overall‚ declared‚ “Therefore we…resolve to order all the said Jews and Jewesses to quit our
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nation would be united by religion. However‚ when Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile came into power‚ they were able to transform Spain. Both Ferdinand and Isabella wanted to be absolute monarchs. They wanted full control. According to Document #2‚ “wars were forbidden between nobles;castles could not be built without their consent; and the Church was placed under their control.” This shows that Ferdinand and Isabella put a stop to everything that might go against their power. One of their
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New Monarchies‚ which were very powerful centralized governments with unified inhabitants‚ start emerging in the mid-15th century. Factors responsible for this advance were the vast demographic and economic growth. Before these New Monarchies were formed there were many changes the new monarchs had to make: including weakening powerful rivals‚ increasing revenue‚ unifying the country‚ and strengthening the power of the king and his bureaucracy. Three countries successful in strengthening themselves
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Sydney Kraeger 10 2/18/13 APWH Chapter 14 Cornell Notes Introduction * Aeneas Sylvus doubted whether anyone could convince the Christians leaders to take arms against the Muslims * French and English armies had been fighting for over a century * The German rulers didn’t really control their states * Spain and Italy kingdoms could not unite * The plague took away a third of the European people * 1200-1500 – a time of great progress because of the renaissance
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silk and spices quickly home? He needed someone with a lot of money. He couldn’t do it all alone. In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new King Ferdinand and good Queen Isabella Gave him three ships Santa Maria‚ Nina‚ and Pinta Brave little ships that sailed from Spain In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new There was a man called Christopher
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was Tomas de Torquemada. The King and Queen of Spain‚ Ferdinand and Isabella appointed Torquemada Inquisitor General in 1483. I believe that if Torquemada hadn’t become such good friends with the King and Queen and was not as influencing‚ as he became to be during the expulsion‚ then he would not have been appointed Inquisitor General and the Spanish Inquisition would not of happened. Before Torquemada came around‚ kings Fernando I‚ Fernando II‚ Alonso VII and Alonso VIII trusted and got along with
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Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria served me well all through grade school‚ high school‚ and part of college when studying this valiant explorer. I say part of college‚ because now here in 2012 I have learned new truths about Christopher Columbus and his expeditions. Christopher Columbus‚ a masterful seaman‚ portrayed as honorable and dedicated to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand was in reality an egotistical‚ self promoting‚ calculating‚ crafty‚ and brutal sailor. Columbus made four major voyages‚
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from them. Here are a few of his major mistakes. One of his known faults was being involved in the slave trade. On his original voyage Columbus and his men arrived in the Caribbean where they seized six “Indians” to send back to Ferdinand and Isabella as slaves. The men used brute force to work on their plantations or mines until the natives died of strain. They also sent thousands back to Spain to be slaves for the wealthy‚ most of which died on the way over from Spain. Over all this may have
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