Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict



Chapter 9 Overview

At the end of Chapter 9, you should be able to answer the following questions.


  1. What elements of a society’s worldview might lead to a desire to create an empire?
  2. How might the location of a country influence its religious experience?
  3. In what ways did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella impose their religious worldview on Spanish society?
  4. In what ways did the desire for gold and glory shape Spanish actions during the 1400s and 1500s?

Statue of Francisco Pizarro
Chapter 9 of the textbook, Worldviews: Contact and Change.