SOCIAL SCIENCE. UNIT 2: FROM KINGDOM TO EMPIRE

UNIT 2: FROM KINGDOM TO EMPIRE

The end of the Reconquista and the beginning of the kingdom of the Christian Monarchs took place in 1492.

In the following picture you can see the family tree of Isabel I from Castilla and Fernando II from Aragon.

THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS

Look how the Catholic Monarchs married their children with important European Royal families.

This is the symbol that the Catholic Monarchs used during their reign. The motto is a short sentence or phrase chosen to show the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution. 

CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND OTHER EXPLORERS

CARLOS I OR CARLOS V?

SPANISH SHIELD AND ITS SYMBOLS

FELIPE II

THE RENAISSANCE

 

Gioconda (Da Vinci)                               David (Michelangelo)

Caballero mano en el pecho ( El greco)                                    Las meninas (Velázquez)

Don Quijote de la Mancha

(Miguel de Cervantes)