aztecs/ aztecs/
11oo’s multi-religious Moors Christian kingdoms = more powerful and begin struggle for power from Muslims
Spain occupies about 80% of the Iberian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Strait of Gibraltar Pyrenees = largest mountain ranges
central plateau = Meseta Central Climate: rainy in the north moderated by the ocean southern is very dry with very little rainfall.
made up of individual kingdoms separated by mountains and rivers
Chapter Notes Pg
La geographia manda Geography controls everything
Conquered entire Iberian Peninsula Built mosques Muslim music, art, architecture Relative religious tolerance
retake the Iberian land under Muslim control purpose = spread Christianity
Intermittent Wars Result = Moors dethroned, multiple kingdoms remain
Means reconquest Ferdinand – Aragon Isabella – Castile Marriage in 1469 united them Aka Catholic Monarchs
State run system of courts where Church officials put believers of religious ideas other than Catholicism on trial ZWWY ZWWY CONVERT OR BE EXILED
1492 – 1834 main purpose = eliminate all non- Christians civil + religious court
Spain: business/educated middle class Creation of missionaries – teach and convert people to Catholicism Important date: 1492: Granada
gQ&feature=related gQ&feature=related What do you notice?
In 1492 the catholic monarchs supported the voyages of Columbus. This decision led to Spain becoming the most powerful and wealthy country in Europe.
Spanish Worldview GeographyGold Religion
Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic
Three ships, 90 sailors, to explore 17 ships, 2500 sailors/soldiers/missionaries/settlers, set up colony/permanent settlement GOLD!!!!
Any resources and goods = property of Spain sent missionaries to teach the beliefs and customs of the Roman Catholic Church
Wealth hidalgos War Soldiers
During conflict between Aztecs and Spanish Gave Spanish an advantage Tenochtitlan – killing 50% of Aztecs Can’t resist Spanish assault
What was the name of the Disease? Who brought the disease? Why didn’t the Spanish die from it?
By the mid-1500, Spain controlled large areas of the Caribbean, the Americas, and parts of Asia and Africa.