Spain Looks Westward Flashcards
Who is king Ferdinand and queen isabella
They united there kingdoms and conquered Granada and then united Spain as a nation by only having catholic as a religion and were named the catholic monarchy
Who is Christopher Columbus
He is an explorer that ferd and is funded and he found the amaricas
What is a missionary
They are people that are sent to convert and tell people about a religion
What is a hidalgos
They are poor nobles in the Spanish social hierarchy
What is a conquistador
They are people who are the soldiers who fought in the reconquista
Who is El Cid
He is one of the greatest conquistadors and was well respected
What is a caliphate
Territory ruled by muslims
What are the points on the code of chivalry
Military success. Faith In god. Fairness
How was life when the muslims ruled Spain
It was really good the Muslims were allowing people to have different religions and life was peaceful
What is the Spanish reconquista
It was the Catholics taking Spain back from the muslims and it lasted 400 years and granada was the last place they had to conquer
What is the Spanish Inquisition
It is the way of uniting Spain as one nation by only having one religion catholic and they expelled all the other religions
Desire for wealth by Spain
When the Catholics and the Muslims were at war it was very expensive so when the Spanish Inquisition happened when they expelled all the Jews in the Muslims they wouldn’t let them leave with the gold so they can get money and they sent Christopher Columbus on and on the explore air to find new land because they were poor
What is a propoganda
It so when you try to convince someone to think the same way you think on a certain topic
What year was Spain fully unified and they sent Christopher Columbus on his explore to the Americas
1492
Why did the Spanish want to be wealthy
Because when you are wealthy you are powerful
