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The year 1492 marked the demolition of an unparalleled coexistence between the Jews, Muslims and Christians. The enforced conversation based on religious ideology led to the manifestation of a nascent racial ideology. It also marks the year which some might refer to as the New World where Columbus through his inquisition discovered America. Columbus first voyage was treated differently by many. Some people believe it to be the beginning of the new world where democracy, civilisation and…

INDEX 1- Philippe II Introduction 2- Territorial Expansion 3- Foreign Policy 4- Bibliography Introduction. The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and…

Ibn Khaldun (1332 M-1382 M) His full name is Waliuddin Abdurrahman bin Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, who was then known as Ibn Khaldun. He was born in Tunisia on 1 Ramadan 732 AH / May 27, 1332 M. He died in 1382 at the age of 50 years old. He is well known as a historian and father of sociology who memorized the Koran Islam since childhood. As a Muslim politician, he is also known as the father of Islamic Economics, for his thoughts about the logic of economic theory…

Perhaps one of the driving factors in the rise of arquebuses was that the previous siege revolution made commanders feel that they had to innately aggressive in their battle tactics. It also made commanders see guns as the future of warfare, even if firearms at the moment still had some drawbacks. This mentality resulted in that the defensive tactics of the fifteen century saw a huge decrease in their effectiveness when artillery emerged on the battlefield at the battle of Crécy in 1346. Siege…

The Middle Ages was a time of trouble for the Europeans. The Black Death was one of those problems. The Black death eventually had killed off half of the population. The Black Death had spread through the Middle East and Asia and ended up in Europe.No matter what social class people were from, everyone was affected.The Laws had changed because of the Black Death. The Black Death had eventually had contributed to the decline of feudalism.The Black Death had spread through the Middle East, Asia,…

The Catholic Church had every intentions of maintenance their place of influence with the European nobility. New theories of the nature of the universe, new maps, and new development in nautical technology were shattering old philosophies, myths, and misconceptions. Better compass and larger ships meant that ships could now sail from China to Africa in one day. Slavery was the norm in Portugal and Europe had already developed a sweet tooth by the ending of the fifteenth-century. The Roman…

Understanding why individuals engage in deviant behaviour in many opinion is important for people to investigate whether youth deviance has increased over the years as we need to understand the situations that may cause deviance and how deviance is learned. Many believe this is an important factor as, society now could be the cause of the behaviour. This assignment will investigate not only how and why deviance has occurred but also to see if deviance within youths is on the climb. There are…

Eleanor of Aquitaine was born into one of the wealthiest, most educated, and highly affluent families in Europe during the Mid-Middle Ages. She grew up in Southern France at the Court of Poitiers, which was made famous through Eleanor’s grandfather, William IX of Aquitaine, who is often referred to throughout history as “The Troubadour”, due to the fact that he is known as the founding troubadour. As a young teenager Eleanor inherited the court after the death of her father, making her the…

Islam spread throughout North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia rapidly after it was founded. Due to Islam discouraging the use of figurative images in religious contexts, pushing Islamic artists to create and develop a rich decoration style of non-figural images, consisting of such ornament that make a hallmark of Islamic work. Islamic decoration includes complex geometric patterns, calligraphy and scrolling vines better known as arabesques. Islam has affected Islamic architecture…

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer born in Genova, Italy around 1451, although being born into a poor family his father was able to send him to the University of Pavia where he studied navigation, Latin, geometry, geography and astronomy. Columbus spent much of his life in Portugal and Spain, after seeking funds for an expedition to locate the Land he believed to be Asia, it was here he met with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand who obliged him. He was highly revered because of his…