HIST1083 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moctezuma Ii, Tlaxcaltec, Compass
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United spain, 1469: single political entity, king ferdinand and queen isabella, kick out the muslim empire / moors in 1492. Emperor charles v: united the empire, scares the life out of those around him. King ferdinand and queen isabella unite the country through marriage in 1469. Reconquista (1492: muslims in spain since 711, national project, get rid of them. Battle hardened before american project: united when spanish reach americas, motivated, new world. Why was there an age of exploration in 1400s: treaty of tordesillas. Between spain and portugal: means meets motive, motivation to explore- trade, christianity, alternative by sea, means: sailing technology. Astrolabe- device that tells you where you are located on the sea according to the stars, islam. Magnetic compass- flat surface to locate direction of travel, chinese. Caravel- fast, versatile ship, vehicle for explorers, portuguese. Paid by king and queen of spain. Arrives in hispaniola: haiti, dominican republic. Did not discover the americas, people were already living there.
