The lands of Castile, which came to prominence in Europe in the 13th century, make up much of which modern country?
Reception of Islam in Early Modern Europe revolution in Europe, which would lead to the political dominance of emerging modern Europe over the course of the following century. Granada was the last stronghold of the region of Spain known as Andalusia, which was considered a pinnacle of culture in the western Muslim Empire. Trade from Granada included silk, ceramic, and porcelain. From 1230 until its fall to the Christians, the city was under the rule of the Nasrid dynasty . Ferdinand III of Castile had conquered all Andalusia by 1251. It was not until after the 1469 marriage between Prince Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I
History of the Jews in Poland before the 18th century their being coins at all. Their true nature was revealed only with the discovery of the Glenbok treasure. All the inscriptions on the coins of the 12th century are in Hebrew; and they sufficiently prove that at the time in question the Jews had already established themselves in positions of trust and prominence, and were contented with their lot. "The Jewish coiners", says Bershadski, "might have been people who came to the country only occasionally, and for that special purpose." But there is found among the few documents dating from the second half of the 13th century a charter issued