Ferdinand and Isabella 1400’s Spain Use of inquisition Drove out of Granadans Converted Jews and...
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Ferdinand and Isabella
• 1400’s • Spain• Use of inquisition • Drove out of Granadans• Converted Jews and
Muslims to Christianity• Sponsored Christopher
Columbus• Promoted Catholicism and
got gold
Phillip II
• 1500’s• Spain• His empire provided him
with incredable wealth.• Had supplied Spain with
estimated 339,000 pounds of gold. Roughly 16,000 tons of silver bullion were unloaded.
• Defeated Ottoman fleet into fierce battle near Leponto.
Louis XIV• France • 1600• Increases taxes to build
palace of Versailles• Rich, selfish a lot of
control over people• Expand France by war • Conquered the
Netherlands• Protected the wealthy and
hurt the peasants
Ivan the Terrible (608)• Russia• 1533• Came to the throne when
he was only 3 years old• When he was 16 he seized
power and had himself crowned “Czar”
• Kills thousands of people because of the death of his wife.
• Secret police force• Killed his own son
Peter the Great (609)
• 1600-1700• Controlled Russia• He grew potatoes• Built warm water ports• Pays French to train
his soldiers• Russia gets stronger
because of him
Fredrick the Great (606)• 1712-1786• Prussia• He was not military enough to
rule.• In 1730 he and his friend ran
away but was caught and punished.
• Witnessed his friends beheading.
• Followed his fathers military policies when he came to power.
• He softened some of his fathers laws.
Henry VIII (492-493)• 1509• England• Wrote a stinging attack on
Luther’s ideas• Became “Defender of the
Faith”• Was not able to have a son• Ended Pope’s power in
England and became official head of England’s church
• Beheaded second wife