What happened in Spain between 1550 and 1650?

Answer 1

During the Pre- Modern Era (1450-1700), Spain, along with Portugal, started to explore the world. In 1492, Christopher Columbus was supported by Isabella of Castile to explore the west side in order to search for the spice world of India and Asia even though many Europeans traveled along eastward. After, the Spanish and Portuguese found the New World. The Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer with their explorers like Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes to conquest Latin and South America such as the Aztecs and the Incas. They obtained lots of gold and silver which caused inflation in their homelands. The Spanish set up sugar and other cash crop plantations and started the transatlantic slave trade. They impacted other European nations like England and France to colonize for profits as well.

Spain had absolute monarchy but was controlled by the Holy Roman Empire (Charles V) around mid-1500s. Their government was strongly tied to the church unlike most of the Protestant nations. Many talented Muslims and Jews left the country. Spain became fragile as time passed since other stronger nations began to colonize their land.

Answer 2

City Life

A lot more than two-thirds of Italy's people live around the Urban Areas. Italians live in concrete apartment buildings. A few of the wealthy people live in single-family homes. The oldest parts of an Italian cities consist a lot of low buildings that have apartments around the central court yard. The newer sections of the city often have big apartment buildings. Most of the home owners by rather apartments than rent their apartments. The poor neighborhoods are usually located on the outer part of the city.

Most unmarried children live with their parents. Parents a lot of the time help an adult son or daughter near an apartment near their own. A lot of young women work outside of their house. Grandparents often help watch the children of working moms. Most of the urban areas have public child-care centers.

Cities grew because of the use of private cars which led to serious urban pollution. In big cities, the air pollution problems pose a health hazard and has damaged priceless architecture. Bologna and a lot of other cities have eased this problem by banning private cars from the city centers.

Rural Life

In the past, a lot of rural communities in Italy consisted of a big agreement surrounded by a big area of agricultural land. Farmers most of the time live in a town and travel to fields each day. This pattern was especially common in southern Italy. In the north, a lot of farmers live on their land.

Most of the rural townspeople live in apartment buildings. Only wealthy people had their own buildings, which was usually in the middle of the community. Today, more and more single-family homes are being built in rural areas, sometimes outside of the old communities.

Answer 3

they all died

Answer 4

people wer e born and people have died

Answer 5

Spain was a monarchy during this period.