3. Middle Ages ended with the discovery of the
Americas in 1492.
Modern Age
Time of discovery: lasted 300 years
ended with the French Revolution in 1789
4. As it was a time of discovery…
What mean of transport do you think they used?
CARAVELS
If you want… You can
look for interesting
information and tell
your classmates!
5. SPAIN IN 1492
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE
AGES
DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
MODERN AGE
CAREFUL!
6. SPAIN IN 1492: BEG. MIDDLE AGES
IBERIAN PENINSULA
Christian nobles
Muslims
very powerful
7. Made laws and controlled the courts.
Decided: peasents had to pay & how much
of their crops they had to give them.
Organised armies and fought against other
nobles.
SPAIN IN 1492: BEG. MIDDLE AGES
Christian nobles
UNITED:
form larger and more
powerful kingdoms
8. SPAIN IN 1492: DURING MIDDLE AGES
IBERIAN PENINSULA
Muslim territory
Christian kingdom
9. Fernando II of Aragón
SPAIN IN 1492: DURING MIDDLE AGES
Isabel I of Castilla
married in 1469
Fernando V of Castilla
in 1474
10. When Fernando succeeded to
the throne of Aragón in 1479
SPAIN IN 1492: DURING MIDDLE AGES
FERNANDO AND ISABEL united the two kingdoms:
creating one large powerful
Christian kingdom
1492 Fernando and Isabel defeated the Muslims in Granada
Gained control of Las Islas Canarias,
Melilla and other important ports in the
Mediterranean
1496 Pope gave them the title Los Reyes Católicos
11. SPAIN IN 1492: BEG. MODERN AGE
The monarchs of
Europe began to take
power away from the
nobles.
In Spain:
REYES CATÓLICOS
took control of:
army, economy and government.
Built: strong unified army
and controlled the
country´s economy
12. SPAIN IN 1492: BEG. MODERN AGE
REYES CATÓLICOS
created important
positions in the
government
WHY?
People could help
them with the new
organisation of the
country.
MODERN AGE
The monarchy
controlled the country
NOT the nobles
MONARCHS:
absolute power
13. TRUE OR FALSE
The monarchs made the laws in the Middle Ages.
The nobles had a lot of power in the Middle Ages.
The Muslims controlled all the Iberian peninsula in
the Middle Ages.
14. TRUE OR FALSE
The nobles made the peasents pay for their
land in the Middle Ages.
The army was very small after 1492.
The Reyes Católicos united their kingdoms.