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THE SPANISH

The Spanish � 11 oo’s �multi-religious Moors �Christian kingdoms = more powerful and begin struggle for power from Muslims

Geography: �Spain occupies about 80% of the Iberian Peninsula

Water bodies /Mountains �Mediterranean Sea �Atlantic Ocean �Strait of Gibraltar �Pyrenees = largest mountain ranges

Geography �central plateau = Meseta Central �Climate: rainy in the north moderated by the ocean southern is very dry with very little rainfall.

Review

Spain �made up of individual kingdoms separated by mountains and rivers

Five Minute Write/Homework �Chapter Notes Pg 236 -239

Geography Review �La geographia manda �Geography controls everything

Arab influence on the Spanish �Conquered entire Iberian Peninsula �Built mosques �Muslim music, art, architecture �Relative religious tolerance

The Reconquista � retake the Iberian land under Muslim control � purpose = spread Christianity

The Reconquista �Intermittent Wars �Result = Moors dethroned, multiple kingdoms remain

The Reconquista

Spanish Reconquista �Means reconquest �Ferdinand – Aragon �Isabella – Castile �Marriage in 1469 united them �Aka Catholic Monarchs

Eventually, through the marriage of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile did two of the largest kingdoms unite

The Reconquista

Teaser

Spanish Inquisition �State run system of courts where Church officials put believers of religious ideas other than Catholicism on trial �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c. Mtx. Ws 5 ZWWY �CONVERT OR BE EXILED

The Spanish Inquisition � 1492 – 1834 �main purpose = eliminate all non- Christians �civil + religious court

Expulsion of Jews/Muslims �Spain: business/educated middle class �Creation of missionaries – teach and convert people to Catholicism �Important date: 1492: Granada

If we have time… �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 y 4 sa 0 L 4 Ig. Q&feature=related �What do you notice?

Teaser - Revisted

The Spanish Begin to Build an Empire �In 1492 the catholic monarchs supported the voyages of Columbus. �This decision led to Spain becoming the most powerful and wealthy country in Europe.

Geography Spanish Worldview Religion Gold

Exploration �Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic

Voyages �Three ships, 90 sailors, to explore � 17 ships, 2500 sailors/soldiers/missionaries/settlers, set up colony/permanent settlement �GOLD!!!!

Exploration �Any resources and goods = property of Spain �sent missionaries to teach the beliefs and customs of the Roman Catholic Church

GOLD �Wealth hidalgos �War �Soldiers

Disease �During conflict between Aztecs and Spanish �Gave Spanish an advantage �Tenochtitlan – killing 50% of Aztecs �Can’t resist Spanish assault

Questions �What was the name of the Disease? �Who brought the disease? �Why didn’t the Spanish die from it?

The Spanish Empire �By the mid-1500, Spain controlled large areas of the Caribbean, the Americas, and parts of Asia and Africa.