GCSE EdExcel Spain and the New World, c1490–c1555

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Description: This compelling history course explores the monumental period between the late 15th and mid-16th centuries, when Spain embarked on its ambitious enterprise of exploration, conquest, and colonization that fundamentally reshaped both the European and American worlds. This era saw the dramatic collision of two distinct civilizations, resulting in the creation of a vast Spanish Empire and the dawn of global history.We begin with the initial Voyages of Discovery, focusing on the crucial journeys of Christopher Columbus beginning in 1492. You will examine the motivations behind these expeditions—often summarized as 'God, Gold, and Glory'—and analyze the technological and political factors that enabled Spain, under the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, to become the pioneering force in transatlantic travel.The core of the course delves into the age of the Conquistadores and the subsequent military conquest of the major American civilizations. A central focus is the dramatic story of Hernán Cortés and the rapid, devastating collapse of the mighty Aztec Empire in Mexico. We will analyze the factors that contributed to the Spanish victory, including superior weaponry, indigenous alliances, and the catastrophic impact of European diseases on the native population.We will then investigate the establishment of the Spanish colonial system. This includes examining the social, economic, and political structures imposed on the conquered territories, such as the exploitative encomienda system and the massive scale of the silver mining industry. Crucially, the course explores the devastating demographic and cultural impact of colonization on the indigenous populations, as well as the initial moral and religious debates among the Spanish themselves regarding the treatment of Native Americans.Fi
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Price: 49.99
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