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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779956003321

Titolo

Events that changed the world through the sixteenth century / / edited by Frank W. Thackeray & John E. Findling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Connecticut : , : Greenwood Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-280-86896-1

9786610868964

0-313-00708-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 pages)

Collana

Greenwood Press "Events that changed the world" series, , 1078-7860

Disciplina

909/.5

Soggetti

History, Modern - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Reconquista c 711 1492; 2 The Renaissance c 1300 1630; 3 The Hundred Years War 1337 1453; 4 The Ming Dynasty Comes to Power 1368 1431; 5 The Age of European Expansion Begins c 1450 c 1525; 6 The Development of Movable Type, c. 1450; 7 The Fall of Constantinople 1453; 8 The Conquest of the New World 1492 c 1550; 9 The Protestant Reformation c 1517 1648; 10 The Spanish Armada 1588; Appendix A Glossary; Appendix B Timeline; Appendix C Ruling Houses and Dynasties; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The period from the late Middle Ages through the sixteenth century witnessed some of the most significant developments in the history of the world. These events and their impact have been carefully described and analyzed in this student resource.