HIST 1003 : Exam 1 Terms
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Holy roman empire: founded 800 a. d, 7 great electors chose emperor, g. e. is a hereditary position dukes all related to king of spain, all of central europe, as hre declined, england and france attempt to gain power. Great chain of being: hierarchies are set, social mobility non-existent, merchants ignored politically and socially, change was avoided, frowned upon. Irish monk sailed to iceland as missionary: allegedly had catholic mass on the back of a whale. Prester john: fictional white man said to have ruled a majority of africa, myth started in ethiopia. Treaty of tordesillas: treaty between spain and portugal, settled by the pope, where portugal got brazil and. Africa and spain got all new lands which made them rich from aztec and inca resources. Hernando cortez: 1523 landed in mexico with 600 men, destroyed the aztecs, with disease and fighting (he had gunpowder and horses)
