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    Cornell Notes Chapter 14

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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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    Christopher Columbus

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    to consider the fact that the islands were not his to take‚ and neither were the fellow natives that inhabited them already. He even went as far to rename them all and make them his own. His exploitation regarding slaves began soon. Ferdinand and Isabella ordered that the slaves be treated with respect. Columbus instead‚ ignored the request and began exporting them as slaves in 1494. The Indians that were not exported to Spain were put into slavery on the islands. There was no way for the Indians

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    Christopher Columbus Cristoforo Colombo‚ also known as Christopher Columbus was born in the city of Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. He was born into a family of Christians‚ which consisted of his father‚ Domenico Colombo‚ his mother Susanna Fontanarossa‚ and his younger brother Bartholomew Colombo. Christopher and his brother served in the Portuguese Merchant Marine‚ which is where he learned many of his skills necessary for sailing. He learned how to be a chart maker which assisted him in his later discoveries

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    Vision and Mission of ACT

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    States in organizations such as the American Anti-Slavery Society. SPANISH RULE DURING THE 19TH CENTURY During the 19th century Spain invested heavily in education and infrastructure. Through the Education Decree of December 20‚ 1863‚ Queen Isabella II of Spain decreed the establishment of a free public school system that used Spanish as the language of instruction‚ leading to increasing numbers of educated Filipinos.[82] Additionally‚ the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cut travel time to

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    regarding his voyages. After reading the First Letter to Luis de Santangel and the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella regarding the fourth voyage‚ I have compared the two letters. They seem to be written by different people because of the change of environments. The First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17‚ 1493. Ten years later‚ July 7‚ 1503‚ the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella was composed. Within this ten year gap‚ so much turmoil was caused by Christopher Columbus’s discoveries

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    in an attempt to boost his own political influence. Henry VIII of England‚ for whom women were beheaded for not bearing him a son‚ and who is rumored to have eaten eight chickens a night while English peasants starved. The notorious Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain‚ who carried out the Spanish Inquisition. The list is endless. Even in literature‚ we see the corruption and downfall of society and mankind as a whole as a result of the abuse of success in the possession of those who do not deserve it

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    had to confess or continue being tortured. The history of the Spanish Inquisition dates back all the way to A.D. When the rulers decided to combine their kingdoms. The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille‚ It was approved by Pope Sixtus IV. The Inquisition was carried and based on a religious foundation and it operated independently from the Catholic Church. They wanted to unite and strengthen their kingdom by having a monarchy of Catholic

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    Spanish Worldview

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    second artifact is the idea of the voyage I am representing this with the ship and the map. To explain a typical Spanish voyage I am using an example of what Christopher Columbus had to go through. First you must go to the royal castle to see Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to beg for the chance to get money for your voyage [a ship and a crew]. If you make it past that you must make sure you have everything you need if the king and queen can’t supply you with a crew you must find one what Christopher

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    Portuguese of going around Africa and into the Indian Ocean. For several years Columbus proposed his idea to the king of Portugal‚ but he was turned down. Undaunted Columbus went to try his luck in Spain. He first met with Queen Isabella I in 1486. Finally‚ in April 1492‚ Isabella and her husband‚ King Ferdinand V‚ signed an agreement with Columbus in which they agreed to pay for his voyage. According to this agreement‚ Columbus would be named admiral‚ become the governor of any lands he discovered‚ and

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    New Monarchies

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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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