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    exploration‚ a period of expansion for many Eurasian empires occured between 1450 and 1800. During this period both the Spanish and thep Russian empires were able to advance economically from their connections with societies westward. Both empires used some form of a labor system in order to support their social structures‚ despite the fact that where the laborers originated was different within the two empires. From a political standpoint‚ both empires were run under an autocratic government. This period

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    OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1.The Ottoman Empire was the Islamic world’s most important empire in the early modern period                         2.  long conflict (1534–1639) between Sunni Ottomans and Shia Safavids                         3.  the Ottoman Empire was the site of a significant cross-cultural encounter                                     a.  in Anatolia‚ most of the conquered Christians converted to Islam                                     b.  in the Balkans‚ Christian subjects mostly

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    Comparison Essay Empire-building in both the Spanish and Russian empires occurred during the New Imperialism Age; while both empires were politically and socially different‚ both desired to expand to further their economies and strengthen their international role. While Spain conquered territories across the Atlantic Ocean in the New World‚ Russia began expanding east is search of a warm-water port and farmable land. Both exhibited strict Christian monarchies‚ the effects of which were visible in

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    Spanish Empire The Spanish had little respect for Indian culture. As soon as their boots hit the ground‚ they set about subverting and destroying every aspect of the Indian way of life. The Aztecs attempted to befriend the Spanish explorers‚ but when Hernan Cortez heard his capitol of Vera Cruz had been plundered‚ he capture and killed their leader Montezuma II. The Incas didn’t fare any better. Francisco Pizarro‚ driven mad with greed‚ kidnapped the Incan king‚ Atahualpa and forced his people to

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    Topic: Spanish and Ottoman Empires Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire‚ many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires‚ which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world‚ the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities‚ as well as many differences in their

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    The Spanish Empire I. The Conquistadors A. Hernando Cortés (1485-1547) 1. All of the New World was Spain’s‚ except Brazil (ignoring English claims). Cristobo Columbo and his brother had established a handful of small colonies (including Cuba)‚ but in the first 15 years or so of the 16th Century Spain didn’t control much territory; this would soon change. 2. In 1519‚ Hernando Cortés landed in Mexico at Vera Cruz (which he founded). He had 600 men. His orders were to establish a colony;

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    The Great Spanish Empire

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    The great Spanish Empire was one of the greatest and largest empires in history. It was one of the first global extent. It came to its peak of political and economic power under the spanish Flabsburgs. 16th and 17th and 18th centuries of power. The Spanish empire has become the great foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets. Since the death of Rome there has been no empire based in Europe which spreads outside of the continent. This

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    Spanish colonization The invasion of the Filipinos by Spain did not begin in earnest until 1564‚ when another expedition from New Spain‚ commanded by Miguel López de Legaspi‚ arrived. Permanent Spanish settlement was not established until 1565 when an expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General of the Philippines‚ arrived in Cebu from New Spain. Spanish leadership was soon established over many small independent communities that previously had known no central rule. Six

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    Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain

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    Chapter 1 Study Guide The Spanish Empire in the Americas 1. Three arguments’ that Juan Gines de Sepulveda used to justify enslaving the Native Americans were for gold‚ ore deposits‚ and for God’s sake and man’s faith in him. 2. Three arguments that Bartolome de las Casas gave in attacking Spanish clonial policies in the New World were the Indians eating human flesh‚ worshiping false gods‚ and also‚ he believed that the Indians were cowardly and timid. 3. For comparisons that Sepulveda

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