History

1. Christopher Columbus
   1. Vasco De Gama
      1. Ferdinand Magellan
   2. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Causes:
   1. Renaissence
   2. New Trade Routes
   3. Marco Polo
   4. Wealth
   5. Religion
3. Conquistadors
   1. Hernando Cortés
      1. Aztecs-Mexico
   2. Franco Pizarro
      1. Incas-Peru
4. Results
   1. Geographical knowledge
   2. Decay of Empires
   3. Rise of Europe
   4. Decline of the Mediterranean
   5. Rise of the Atlantic
   6. Spread of Christianity
   7. Slavery and new food

1. Causes
   1. Wealth of Church
      1. Abuses

         Attachments:

         • Church Abuses
         1. Simony
         2. Nepotism
         3. Pluralism
         4. Absenteeism
   2. Bad organisation
   3. Renaissence
   4. Printing Press
   5. Power of Kings/Princes
2. Martin Luther
3. John Calvin
4. Reformation in England
   1. Henry VIII
      1. Edward VI
      2. Mary
      3. Elizabeth
   2. Reformation in Ireland
5. Counter Reformation
   1. Council of Trent
   2. Jesuits
   3. Court of Inquisition
6. Results
   1. Europe divided-wars
   2. Intolerance and persecution
   3. Differences in art
   4. Spread of education

1. Plantation of Laois-Offaly
   1. Queen Mary
   2. Failure
   3. O'Mores-O'Conners
2. Plantation of Munster
   1. Queen Elizabeth
   2. Nine years war
   3. Failure
3. Plantation of Ulster
   1. King James I
   2. O'Neill's-O'Donnell's
   3. Part Successful
   4. Plantation of Londonderry
4. Cromwellian plantation
   1. Oliver Cromwell
   2. Aims:
      1. Crush Catholics after rebellion
   3. Down survey
   4. Most successful
   5. Large amount of Protestants/Presbyterians
5. Results
   1. Religion
   2. Politics
   3. Decline of the Irish Culture

Annotations:

• Revolutions