A Rightful Queen Queen Isabella of Castile Sometimes‚ not every male born in the royal family is suitable to rule. In the mid 1400’s‚ Spain’s current rulers‚ John II and Isabella‚ had three children‚ and only one of them was truly fit to lead their country to greatness. Isabella would soon grow up to lead her country into a prosperous time‚ but only because of her stubbornness and loyalties to her family and her people. Born on the 22nd of April in the year 1451‚ Isabella was the
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it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus‚ which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic coast of Africa. On this land lived a people called the Arawak. The Arawak men and women knew nothing of civilization and technology. They were very naive but were quite friendly people‚ very welcoming. Columbus later wrote "The Indians are so naive and so
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Following Christopher’s Columbus Voyage of 1492 to America‚ there resulted in widespread exchange of plants‚ animals‚ people‚ ideas‚ cultures and technology between the American lands and the Afro-Eurasian territories in the 15th and 16th Century. The influx came to be known as the Columbian Exchange or the Grand Exchange. Also‚ communicable diseases were also transferred between the two lands‚ although this was mostly unintentional. The term Columbian Exchange‚ however‚ did not emanate from that
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Once Christopher Columbus had discovered the New World many other European colonists decided to leave behind their old countries and take leave to the new continent. Many people had their different reasons for leaving‚ but often times it was due to religious freedom‚ lack of resources‚ trading‚ and simply to gain money. In many cases people fled to the New World for religious freedom since many religions were being ostracized. In Europe the Protestants and the Catholics began to fight over their
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The central feature of world history between late 15th Century and 1700 was the expansion of Europe and the spread of European culture and civilisation throughout the globe. Until 1500 the world had‚ on whole‚ pressed in on Europe. Beginning in the 1500s‚ Europe began to press out on the world. This period in history is known as the Age of Discovery or Exploration. During this time‚ driven by a variety of motives‚ European explorers mapped almost all of the world’s seas and outlines of the continents
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Columbian Exchange Between 225 and 280 million years ago‚ all the separate lands came together to form a landmass called Pangea. Around 120 million years ago the landmass had begun to separate. The result of this separation was the formation of the Atlantic Ocean‚ and the division of the Americas from Africa and Eurasia. The Columbian Exchange is known as the period of time when there were exchanges in the culture and the economy of the New and Old Worlds. Plants‚ animals‚ technology‚ and different
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I agree that American history began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus made contact with the New World from a national point of view. It was the start of mass migration and exploration of the new lands of the people of Europe to the Americas that would create the colonies and territories that would come to form some of the most powerful and industrialized nations. Of course‚ Columbus’s achievement did not mean that he had created the America’s. The continents have been on Earth since its beginning
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deaths of many unfortunate people. Another example...Premium The Columbian Exchange Reflection EssayUniversity Press‚ 2003 Before reading this book‚ when I think of the Columbian Exchange‚ a song/poem I had to memorize in elementary school about Christopher...Premium Positive And Negative Effects Of The Columbian Exchangefor an eventual complete take over of native land through bioterrorism. The Columbian Exchange was a large benefit to both sides‚ but it made the Native Americans...Premium Food
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into the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. Montezuma eventually attacked the Spanish‚ however‚ the Spanish ended up taking over Tenochtitlan. 6. Christopher Columbus: Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish government to find a route to the Far East. He discovered the “New World‚” although he believed he found India. Columbus visited the New World four times‚ but he first saw land on October 12‚ 1492. 7. Hernan Cortez: Hernan Cortez was a Spanish explorer who conquered
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Spanish and English colonization efforts were very different with the English’s methods being more successful and profitable. Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus found the Americas and mistook them for India. Spanish Conquistadors came with the goals of “God‚ Gold‚ and Glory” and came seeking gold and riches. The Spanish also came with instructions to convert the natives to Catholicism. They invested in short term ventures that while initially very profitable
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