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Title: Ferdinand and Isabella


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Ferdinand and Isabella
  • 1400s
  • Spain
  • Use of inquisition
  • Drove out of Granadans
  • Converted Jews and Muslims to Christianity
  • Sponsored Christopher Columbus
  • Promoted Catholicism and got gold

2
Charles V
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Phillip II
  • 1500s
  • 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.

4
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

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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

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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

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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.

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Henry VIII (492-493)
  • 1509
  • England
  • Wrote a stinging attack on Luthers ideas
  • Became Defender of the Faith
  • Was not able to have a son
  • Ended Popes power in England and became official
    head of Englands church
  • Beheaded second wife
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