Background Flashcards
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How did the geographical features of Spain influence the way it developed as a country?
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What were the reasons for Castile becoming more important than Aragon by the mid 15th c?
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3
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In what ways did the institutions of Aragon and Castile differ?
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4
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What factors contributed to the growing hostility towards Jews and Muslims by the late 15th c?
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Why did the Spanish Empire grow and what problems developed as a result?
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Geography
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- Borders on the Pyrenees and Portugal.
- Mountainous country with different climates.
- Limit to the areas that can be cultivated for food crops.
- Tradition of maritime trade.
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History
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- A Roman province.
- Conquered by Muslims in the 8th c.
- Gradual north to south Reconquista by Christians, starting in the 10th c.
- By the 13th c, only Granada remained under Muslim rule.
- Aragon developed a small empire in the Med.
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Religion
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-In the mid 15th c Christianity, Judaism and Islam coexisted (convivencia).
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Politics
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- Crown of Castile was unified (one Cortes, one language, one coinage, administration and economy).
- Crown of Aragon was made up of three separate kingdoms. Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia each had their own laws, Cortes, fueros and economies.
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Events
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- 1469 - Isabella of Castile married Ferdinand of Aragon.
- 1474 and 1479 - each became monarch of their respective, separate, realms.
- Castile and Aragon united by the inheritance of the Habsburg Charles I but remain separate realms.
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Growth of the Spanish Empire: 15th and 16th c
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- Added during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella (1474-1516): Granada 1492, New World discoveries 1492 onwards, Cerdagne and Roussillon 1493 and Navarre 1515.
- Added during the reign of Charles I (1516-1556): Habsburg lands: north and central Europe, including the Netherlands.
- During the reign of Philip II (1456-98), consisting of: Spain, Italy, Netherlands, New World.
