conquest in exchange for privileges and rewards should they succeed in expanding the king’s realms). Thus‚ the conquistadors themselves tended to be essentially private entrepreneurs. Like the spiritual aspect of the conquest‚ this too drew on reconquista precedents. Expedition members often took out loans in order to purchase equipment‚ expecting to risk their lives‚ be rewarded handsomely‚ and have enough profit from the journey to more than repay their
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Isabel is known as one of the greatest leaders in Spain. Along with her husband Ferdinand‚ she was wise in government‚ strong in war and courageous in heart. Isabel’s overall character is reflected in how she ruled her kingdom. Her most important feature is wisdom. Isabel and Ferdinand had both become fully in charge of the government. This enabled them to distribute justice and order in a court‚ listening to all who had a say in the grievances of the kingdom. Isabel and Ferdinand established a police
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Bibliography: Barr‚ Flodden‚ Stroud‚ Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing‚ 2003 Cook‚ W‚ ‘The Cannon Conquest of Nasrid Spain and the end of the Reconquista’‚ Journal of Military History‚ Vol Crowley‚ R‚ 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West New York‚ Hyperion‚ 2005 Hall‚ B‚ and DeVries‚ K‚ ‘Essay Review-the “Military Revolution” Revisited’ Technology and Culture
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Spain’s perceived “Golden Age” is a broad classification unconfined to a specific era. The Golden Age has long been affiliated with the growth of a uniquely Spanish identity that arose with the flourishing of arts‚ architecture and literature expanding notably in the years of Phillip II‚ and flourishing in the 17th century – the same century traditionalist historians identify as the decline of Spain. To consider the golden age of Spain on a purely art and literature basis however misses the point
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Chapter 13: European society in the age of the Renaissance I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan
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Christopher Columbus was an italian explorer who needed funding in order to start his expedition. Columbus was ready to sail for whatever country would pay for his voyage. He went to Portugal‚ England‚ and France to ask for help. In spite of everything Portugal rejected Columbus’ plan twice and England and France were not interested in the topic. In 1486 Columbus decided to try to get Spain to fund the expedition. When he went to spain he talked to the spanish Monarchs‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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developments in medicine contributed to the advancement of the Muslim world. Islam spread through Africa and developed trading through the norther and central regions of Africa. In 1030 AD‚ however the Umayyad caliphate was defeated by the Christian Reconquista and in 1055 the Seljuk Turks would take Baghdad. Still‚ in just a little over 400 years the Islamic religion began by the prophet Muhammad had joined the Arab tribes and expanded into much of Europe and
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Middle Ages it was conquered by Germanic tribes and later by the Moors to the south. Spain emerged as a unified country in the 15th century‚ following the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs and the completion of the centuries-long reconquest‚ or Reconquista‚ of the peninsula from the Moors in 1492. Spain became an influential global empire in the early modern period‚ being one of the first countries to colonize the New World and leaving a legacy of over 500 million Spanish speakers today‚ making it
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In fact‚ it was one of the richest and most sophisticated cities in Europe at the time. The Muslims introduce new crops and new agricultural technology. The Muslims share their architectural and poetic styles. Isabella and Ferdinand reconquer (reconquista) Spain from the Muslims. In 1492‚ Grenada‚ the last Muslim stronghold‚ falls‚ though the rest of Muslim Spain had fallen by 1248. Spanish Inquisition Note: Muslim Spain existed before and after the Crusades. While in the Islamic Empire‚ the Europeans
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