Aztecs Reflection Pages Flashcards
What factors would have influenced Columbus to want to set out on his voyage? (6)
Fame, fortune, money, reputation, purpose, desire to explore.
Why might the Spanish monarchs have been hesitant to support Columbus? (5)
Not trustworthy, plan risky, money to be payed, misinformed, he was from England.
What elements of a society‘s worldview might lead to a desire to create an empire? (9)
Lack of control, poor economy, lack of freedom, lack of religious agreement, not enough perceived power or reputation as a society, economy, geography, values, resources.
What religion was Spain during the Middle Ages?
Christian.
Who ruled Spain? Explain…
Visigoths; they had invaded Spain from the North at the end of the Roman Empire.
Why was Spain so vulnerable to the Muslim world?
Internal struggles and a series of weak rulers.
Once the Muslims conquered the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), how did they create a sense of national identity?
They began the construction of a large, beautiful mosque in the city of Cordoba.
Muslim Spanish worldview: Life and Society (7)
- Spain was part of a vast empire.
- Arab Islamic world was part of the largest economic trade zone of the world.
- Many cultures, customs, and traditions.
- Goods and ideas were exchanged between places such as Spain, Egypt, Syria, Zanzibar, and Indonesia.
- Muslim rulers and rich merchants.
- Islamic values shown by music, art, architecture. Discouraged showing humans/animals/other things realistically for idols could be caused.
- Used designs and written scripts instead.
Muslim Spanish worldview: Centers of Learning (5)
- Learning very valued to understand universe and to help live ethical lives.
- Cordoba, Seville, Granada (parts of Muslim Spain) became great centers of learning.
- Studied medicine and science.
- Translated Greek works, who they admired for their reasoning skills.
- Knew more about natural science than Europeans.
Muslim Spanish worldview: Religious Tolerance
Relatively tolerant of religious minorities.
How does the word „Reconquista“ reflect the Christian perspective on these events?
They considered this the reconquest, their mission to take Spain from the Islamic faith.
Based on the timeline, how does the political organization of Christian Spain change during the Reconquista? What two nations controlled Spain at the end?
Certain nations combine, they change size, some names change. Aragon and Castile.
Ferdinand was the King of Aragon and Isabella was the Queen of Castile. How did their marriage unify Spain?
Aragon and Castile joined, uniting to rid Spain of the Muslims and Jews.
In what way was the Reconquista similar to the Crusades?
The ridding of a religion by force to make room for another.
What motives besides Religion powered the expulsion of the Jews? (4)
Power, money, authority, and respect.
