Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile were looking for new worlds to conquer in 1492, because the Spanish rulers had:
a. won several wars against other European kings
b. insufficient control of Spanish cities
c. spent most of Spain's treasure and needed new wealth
d. won a long crusade against the infidel Moors
D
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A) They revived their activities after being suppressed during Reconstruction. B) Their targets included not only African Americans, but also Jews, Catholics, immigrants and feminists. C) They were unashamed of their actions and unafraid to reveal their identities. D) Although they were usually prosecuted for their crimes, juries rarely found them guilty. E) Federal law soon constrained their activities.
The event at Stonewall in 1969 ignited
A) ?a new phase of the African American Civil Rights Movement. B) ?the women's rights movement. C) ?the gay liberation movement. D) ?the Latino rights movement. E) ?the Asian American movement.
The Philippines fell to
A. Miguel López de Legazpi. B. Jan Pieterszoon Coen. C. Ferdinand Magellan. D. Zheng He. E. James Cook.
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A) the new commercial route of the Ptolemaic Empire B) the arrival of Islam C) the expansion of the desert D) the collapse of the Rome