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The Hapsburgs & Spain

The Hapsburgs & Spain. *All graphics without a citation are courtesy of Microsoft Power Point. The Hapsburgs. Germans took over parts of Italy When an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire died, the German princes met to elect a new ruler This assembly was known as a diet. The Hapsburgs.

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The Hapsburgs & Spain

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  1. The Hapsburgs&Spain *All graphics without a citation are courtesy of Microsoft Power Point

  2. The Hapsburgs • Germans took over parts of Italy • When an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire died, the German princes met to elect a new ruler • This assembly was known as a diet

  3. The Hapsburgs • 1273: elected Rudolf Hapsburg; his family served as the Holy Roman Emperor for the next 650 years! • Family encouraged learning; built universities throughout their empire • By 1520, the Hapsburgs ruled half of Europe

  4. The Hapsburgs: What happened to them? • By 1867 the territory they controlled was reorganized as Austria & Hungary • 1914: Archduke Ferdinand was next in line for the throne, but when he & his wife, Sophie, visited Sarajevo, Bosnia they were shot by a member of a Serbian nationalist group • This shooting led to a war between Austria and Serbia, which developed into World War I. http://www.historywiz.com/images/worldwarI/franzferdinand.jpg

  5. Spain http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/images2/med_moors.jpg • 711: Spain was controlled by a group of Muslims called the Moors • Spaniards were mostly Christians & wanted the Moors out • By 1200s, the Moors controlled only a small southern kingdom in Spain (Granada)

  6. Spain • most powerful kingdoms were Castile and Aragon • 1469: Prince Ferdinand of Aragon married Princess Isabella of Castile • united their kingdoms into one country http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/70/FerdinandIsabellaSpain.jpg

  7. Spain • Ferdinand & Isabella also unified Spain through religion; wanted everyone to be Catholic • Jewish people were no longer welcomed; thousands were killed • many Jews converted to save themselves

  8. Spain • Ferdinand & Isabella believed that many people who converted were practicing their old religion secretly • set up the Spanish Inquisition, which was made to get rid of people committing heresy.

  9. Spain • thousands of people were tried and tortured • the Jews that remained refused to change their religion • 1492: Non-christians were told to convert or leave; most decided to leave http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://waterboarding.org/files/waterboarding/images/inquisition.jpg&imgrefurl=http://waterboarding.org/node/30&usg=__Vi48yamX2hYhKlpDL3TuCx746uQ=&h=290&w=432&sz=45&hl=en&start=17&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=k56J6B8cEMcUrM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspanish%2Binquisition%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=-YlaTZaSIdSRgQeJ_JDmDQ

  10. Spain • Spain became weaker than ever! • most artisans, merchants, bankers, doctors, and educators were either Jews or Moors; few Spaniards could take their place http://www.free-clip-art.com/members/content/gallery/Medical_Clip_Art/Helth013.gif http://www.oaregion3.org/images/money_clipart.gif

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