HISTORY 1A03 Lecture 3: History 1A03 – Lecture 3 – Iberian Expansion
7 Jun 2017
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Luxury trades (not all people had access to) Marco polo son of italian merchant. Portugal wants to cut out the venetians and genoese. 1480/1490 spain becomes active in the trade business. Ottoman ships were active in mediterranean sea. Mediterranean sea was dangerous to travel (ships taken over) Classical learning: ptolemy, geographia (2nd c ad) Henry the navigator (1460): school for seamen. Alfonso v (1481) and joao ii (1495) Construction of centralized state: royal marriage (1478); religious unification; atlantic exploration. Jerusalem at the center of the world where heavenly and earthly realms met. They thought of it as the worm hole (christ was born there, will return there) Influence of classical learning (claudius ptolemy, geography; strabo) Technological innovations: astrolabe, compass, lanteen sail, hinged rudder. Each ruled separately but combined their policies. Religious reunification: inquisition (1478); expulsion of the jews (1492) 1492 end of last standing muslim kingdom. Inquisition: tribunal, secret jews and muslims (conversos, moriscos)
