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Thoughts on this?
Back in Europe
1500s- Spain controls W. Europe indirectly.
Charles V (grandson of Catholic monarchs) height of power. United most W. Europe through marriage
Protestant Reformation
Inquisition
Late 1500s German, Dutch, and English Kingdoms (Protestants) vs. Spanish holds (Catholics)
Result= "New World" largely autonomous.
How do you like your potatoes?
Ottomans
Rise of the
Ottomans II
NF
Please answers these questions
1) In 1453, who was the leader of the Ottomans? Emperor of New Roman Empire?
2) Outside of Turks and Romans (Byzantines) what other peoples were involved in the siege.
3) What special weapons did the Ottomans use?
4) Explain the defenses of the Romans.
15th Century Islamic strength lessening in Europe but rising in the Ottoman Empire.
Reconquista
Portuguese- Sailors/Tech
Spain unifying /strengthening.
Catholicism abstractly part of Spanish/Portuguese nationality and identity. (Religion + Nationality + Government were not mutually exclusive.)
Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460 CE
Portuguese ------>African west coast
Arab Merchants----> Establish themselves along Eastern African coast
Spanish Territory
Portuguese Territory
Abstractly, there is still human sacrifice today, even in the U.S. How? Turn to another partner and discuss this.
Columbus died never knowing that he discovered new continents.
De Gama- 1498.
Magellan- 1522. Died en route.
Spain- Money and power
Portugal- Technology and knowhow
Treaty of Tordesillas- 1494- Bisected globe (Spain and Portugal)
Guns, Germs and Steel
1) Which animals did the Incans domesticate?
2) What was the strongest weapons used on the Incans by the Europeans?
3) What was the last straw for the Spanish in terms of the
conquest?
4) Why did disease kill so many natives and not many Europeans?