Middle ages between 1450 -1600

Complete answers mean that you answer every question within question "A" or question "B". (A) Overseas expansion and exploration: What were the results of early Portuguese exploration? Who were the important Spanish explorers what did they discover, who did they conquer and why were they valuable? What problems did Spanish explorers bring to Central and South America? What problems did Portuguese explorers bring to Africa? What was the lasting impact of exploration and expansion? (B) Reformations in Religion: What were the sources of dissatisfaction with the Roman Catholic Church? Name several reformers and describe why they wanted reform and how they went about changing the RCC? As described in class what is Christian Humanism and what part did it play in the Protestant Reformation? What made it possible for Martin Luther to successfully defy and break from the RCC? What new concept did John Calvin introduce as a second-generation reformer?