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The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad

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English
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12 hours 6 minutes
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Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Join a seasoned expert on Spain and witness the dazzling history of the Spanish culture and its unique role in the West.

Syllabus

01: From Stones to Bronze: Prehistoric Spain
02: Celtic, Phoenician, and Greek Colonists
03: Rome Conquers the Iberian Peninsula
04: Christianity Comes to Hispania
05: Barbarian Tribes Divide the Peninsula
06: The Visigoths Unite Spain
07: Islam: The New Religion
08: Conflict within Islam
09: The Moors and the Glory of al-Andalus
10: The Christian Reconquista
11: Medieval Spanish Culture
12: The Sephardim: Iberian Judaism
13: Gypsy Influences on Spain
14: The Growth of Catholic Religious Passion
15: Columbus and the New World
16: Conquistadors and Missionaries
17: The Spanish Main: Trade Convoys and Piracy
18: The Golden Age of the Spanish Habsburgs
19: Religious Wars on Muslims and Protestants
20: The 18th-Century Bourbon Kings of Spain
21: Spain Loses Its Empire
22: 20th-Century Spanish Modernism
23: The Spanish Civil War and Franco's Reign
24: Modern Spain: Still on a Crossroad
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Taught by

Joyce E. Salisbury, Ph.D.

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