Events That Changed the World Through the Sixteenth Century

Publisher: Greenwood

Date:  June 30, 2001

ISBN-10: 0313290792

Pages:  240 pages 

Synopses:

Except for the twentieth century, the period from the late Middle Ages through the sixteenth century witnessed the most significant developments in the history of the world. From the expulsion of the Muslims from Spain, through the flowering of the Renaissance, the religious strife of the Reformation, and the attempts by great empires to conquer their own continent and expand into the New World, the enormous political, religious, and social change took place on every continent of the globe are examined.

 These events and their impact have been carefully described and analyzed in this useful student resource. The events covered are: the Reconquista inSpain, the Renaissance, the Hundred Years’ War, the Ming Dynasty Comes to Power, the Age of European Expansion Begins, the Development of Movable Type, the Fall of Constantinople, the Conquest of theNew World, the Protestant Reformation, and the Spanish Armada.

See please: http://mediatheque.blogdrive.com (General Books)