Iberian Peninsula

In 711 Moors from North Africa invaded the Iberian Peninsula. They quickly conquered southern Portugal and they ruled it for centuries. However they were unable to permanently subdue northern Portugal. Portugal gradually became independent of King Leon by 1140 and Alfonso called himself king of Portugal and asserted his country's independence. Meanwhile Alfonso set about reconquering territory from the Moors. In 1139 Alfonso defeated the Moors at Ourique. In 1147 he captured Lisbon and moved the…

There were many consequences of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus both good and bad but in the end the evidence leans toward the good outweighing the bad overall in the effects that Columbus’ journey and discovery had on the world both old and new. Some of the beneficial consequences, which were mostly one sided in the direction of the Europeans, that happened because of the discovery were the “Columbian exchange” of agricultural produce and animal stocks, the massive…

conquer Egypt, occupying Cairo and Alexandria (“Napoleon Bonaparte” 1). While he occupied Egypt, he promoted the study of Ancient Egypt, which lead to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone (“Napoleon Bonaparte” 1). Napoleon then moved on to the Iberian peninsula gaining control of both Spain and Portugal (Durant 532). Then, the Italian Republic elected Napoleon as their president, and he introduced the Code Napoleon, causing it to prosper economically (Durant 546). Now that Napoleon controlled the…

Major Questions in Paleoanthropology: The First Art Three articles by Aubert, Joordens, and Vidal all display the beginnings of art which come from all over the world including Siberia, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The time period in which we have evidence of this art is called the Upper Paleolithic, which is considered to be what is commonly called “The Stone Age”. These articles describe early art as simple geometric engravings, paintings, stencils, and even portable stone…

continent while working to stabilize France at the same time. He was able to accomplish this by being an imaginative strategist and tactician. Napoleon’s armies were able to conquer a variety of lands under his leadership. They conquered the Iberian and Italian peninsula, defeated Austrian and Prussian forces, and occupied the Netherlands. Additionally, Napoleon 's troops were able to dissolve the crumbling Holy Roman Empire. Napoleon reorganized the once Holy Roman Empire into a confederacy of…

Home Popham were unsuccessful because they lacked popular support, which is ironic considering the revolutions that would soon spring up all over Latin America. In the years 1807 and 1808, Napolean orchestrated a large-scale invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, which changed the course of Latin American history. This invasion led to Prince Regent João VI fleeing for Brazil, and Napoleon taking control of both Portugal and Spain. (42-44) With Brazil firmly in now King João VI’s control, the rest of…

especially since these settlers tended to be the Norsemen’s victims. This caused extreme bias in the form of hatred; for example, the foreigners bashed the Vikings for simplicity. Ibn Idhara, an Islamic individual who wrote “Vikings in the Iberian Peninsula”, is a victim of the raids. He outlined the fear Vikings instilled when conquering and how rough and ruthless the Norsemen were on children and women, while murdering the foreign male citizens. However, he tended to boast the Norse more than…

Hispanic is usually a term that initially signified a relationship to ancient Hispania which is the modern day Iberian Peninsula. Currently this term relates to the modern nation of Spain, its olden times, and culture; a native of Spain living in the United States is a Hispanic. Latino refers more entirely to people or communities that belong to the Latin American origin…

The United States Multilingualism Have you ever thought in the United States the most frequent language spoken isn’t English? Well now on days the United States is form from many people around the country which everyone brings something when they migrate to the U.S. As children we are taught English that’s the teacher goal for every student to learn English. But in my situation I was taught Spanish throughout the school until I got 2nd grade that’s when they started teaching me English. As…

The medieval inquisition had played a considerable role in Christian Spain during the 13th century, but the struggle against the Moors had kept the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula busy and served to strengthen their faith. When toward the end of the 15th century the Reconquista was all but complete, the desire for religious unity became more and more pronounced. Spain’s Jewish population, which was among the largest in Europe, soon became a target. Over centuries, the Jewish community in…