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    Reconquista DBQ Essay

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    The Reconquista and the Spanish overseas expansion greatly affected the world. Many differences existed between life under the Muslim ruling and life during the Reconquista.Their was more control during the Reconquista. The Spanish Jewry was effected greatly by the Spanish Inquisition. Also‚ their were many reasons as to why the Spanish expanded overseas mainly for commercial reasons.These overseas expansions were made possible by the technological innovations they had from around the world.

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    Ferdinand And Isabella

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    the conquest of Granada and religious uniformity. In 1478‚ Ferdinand and Isabella introduced the Spanish Inquisition. A reason for the Inquisition included a desire to create religious unity and weaken local political authorities and familial alliances. Money was another motive- the government made a profit by taking away the property of the people who were found guilty of heresy. The word "inquisition" refers to the tribunal court system used by both the Catholic Church and some Catholic monarchs

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    Like a “Lion” and a “Fox” “Is it better to be loved more than feared or feared more than loved?” This quote is just one of the many questions Machiavelli wrote in his book The Prince. The theme of The Prince is to act like a lion and a fox. Being a lion is being honorable and well respected while being a fox is being sly and secretive. Two “New Monarchs” Louis XI of France and Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain used Machiavelli’s advice. While both Monarchs took Machiavelli’s advice to gain wealth

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    Expulsion of Moors

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    terms had been broken. The Moors‚ the descendants of the Muslim population‚ were given a choice between to convert to Christianity or exile. For the majority‚ baptism was the only practical option. So the Spanish Moors became the “New Christians” and subject to the jurisdiction of the Inquisition. The moors had to abandon the Arabic language‚ uncover their faces‚ and forced to let their doors opened. For most “new Christans”‚ their conversion weren’t absolute‚ the Moors act like Christian‚ but continued

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    Queen Isabella of Castile

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    Queen Isabella of Castile Imagine being born into a place renewing and renovating its knowledge. Not only imagine this‚ but imagine being a part of the royal family. Imagine choosing a suitor‚ and then imagine being a queen. Now‚ when you’re imagining these things put yourself in their shoes. Deeply and thoroughly look into all the challenging responsibilities a queen must go through on a daily basis. Queen Isabella of Castile is such a shining prime example of powerful queen ship during the

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    In The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are so Rich and some are so Poor‚ David Landes sets out to elucidate the causes of the divergent destinies of different economies. In doing so‚ he presents economic history as a profoundly Eurocentric anecdote. He posits that Europe’s industrial revolution is the epicenter of modernity and the means of how some--largely western Europe and northwest Europe’s settler ex-colonies--have grown rich. He also conceives‚ that relative poverty elsewhere is

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    Trying to protect his students’ innocence  he told them the Ice Age was really just  the chilly Age‚ a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. And the Stone Age became the Gravel Age‚  named after the long driveways of the time.  The Spanish Inquisition was nothing more  than an outbreak of questions such as  “How far is it from here to Madrid?”  “What do you call the matador’s hat?”  The War of the Roses took place in a garden  and the Enola Gay dropped one tiny atom  on Japan    The children would leave his classroom 

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    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 as seen in William Shakespeare’s tragedy of King

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    Spanish

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    C. Write a short paragraph in Spanish describing your typical day. In your paragraph‚ use 5 of the verbs included in the chart listed below. Make sure that you put these verbs in the yo form‚ as you will be talking about yourself. Remember there are 2 parts to this verb: the pronoun (me) and the verb in the yo form. Included in your paragraph should also be your responses to 3 of the questions listed below. Be sure that your responses are in complete Spanish sentences‚ and form a logical part

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    Spanish Monarchy

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    Europe which inludes Spain‚ Netherlands‚ Milan‚ Burgundy * Portugal (after 1580) * Hapsburgs try to increse empire’s wealth but people are against absolutism Philip II * Ruled from 1556 to 1598 * Most powerful monarch in Spanish History * Devouted Catholic * Saw himself as the defender of faith * His efforts against Protestantism made him an enemy of the Protestants * Son of: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal * Wanted to increase

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