Unit 5 Test Flashcards
Who are the Moors and when did they invade Spain?
The Moors are Spanish Muslims.
They invaded Spain in 711.
What does it mean for Spain to be an organized provincial region?
Spain was inhabited by many different religions, mainly Judaism, Christianity, and the Moors (Islam).
What and when was the Battle of Roncevaux? What do its results tell history?
778: Charlemagne attempts to reconquer Spain, but he didn’t have the power of the Holy Roman Emperor yet. This means that, for now, it was virtually impossible to conquer Spain.
What marriage took place in Spain that united most of the region? What were these two newly-united territories and when was the marriage?
1469: Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabela of Castile.
After the marriage in Spain, where do the Moors flee to? Why do they flee?
The Moors go down south to Granada because Isabela and Ferdinand wanted to unify Spain both politically and religiously (they were both Catholic too).
When does Isabela and Ferdinand invade Granada to finish off the Reconquista? What era then began in Spain following this event?
1492: The end of the Reconquista and the start of the Spanish Golden Age.
List the six events that we’ve covered that happened in 1492.
- St. Thomas More entered Oxford as a Northern Humanist.
- Lorenzo de’ Medici died, ending the Medici family power.
- Columbus sails the ocean blue and discovers America.
- Reconquista/Spanish Golden Age, marking the Christians having nearly all of Europe now.
- Alexander VI is elected as pope, and he expands the papal power.
- Francisco Ximenes des Cisneros becomes Isabela’s confessor.
What were the fruits of Ferdinand and Isabela’s marriage?
- Unification of Spain, now becoming a kingdom.
- They had diplomatic relations with Christendom.
- They brought more wealth and unified the culture.
- They reformed the Catholic Church.
Where was Columbus in 1486?
He was trying to convince the king and queen of Portugal about his plan to sail West to find a new trade route with the Far East (which was previously cut off by the Ottoman Empire). After their denial, he then goes to Spain. Isabela and Ferdinand put his request on hold, as they had not yet ended the Reconquista.
Where was Columbus in 1491?
Columbus, growing impatient for Spain’s response, says that he’ll propose his plan to France, a rival of Spain. This makes Ferdinand and Isabela finally consider his request to sail the Atlantic.
When did Columbus set sail, and when did he reach the new world.
He set sail on August 3rd, 1492, and reached the new world on October 12th, 1492.
What did Columbus think about the Indians that he met in the Bahamas?
He saw that they weren’t very clever, and that it’d be quite easy to enslave them. Isabela put an end to that, though, seeing the Indians more as subjects rather than slaves.
What was so notable about the island, Hispaniola, that Columbus found?
It was abundant with gold and gems, and he was given many of these treasures by the natives as if they were gifts of no real value. This made more people in Europe want to go to the new world.
When and what was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
1494:
Pope Alexander VI divided the Atlantic, the East portion belonging to Portugal, and the West portion, the new and unknown land, belonged to Spain.
Who was Francesco Ximenes des Cisneros and when did he live?
1436-1517:
- He’s a Franciscan, so he has vows to poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- He became Isabela’s confessor and, after being pressured by both her and the pope, he became the archbishop of Tolido in 1495.
- He then inherits Spain for three years in 1514 after the deaths of both Ferdinand and Isabela.
