e) Write a response about the Marranos/Conversos using the film, article, and overview reading. This can be a few paragraphs. Please include your opinions!

It is hard to understand today’s society when we do not know about history. Religion is a good example, I always hear about the power of church in people’s life, and how Christians used religion to kill and steal the natural resources from many places around the world. As the American Yawn mentions, millions of people died from religious violence. Conquerors wanted not only wealth, but also convert all people into Christianity. As a matter of fact, Native Americans and Africans slaves were deprived from their land, human rights and even their religious freedom. The American Yawn mentioned the Dutch as the only conquerors who respected religious beliefs, they had rules and limitations, and for me they were better than others conquerors, they gave more freedoms to Natives Americans and African slaves than …show more content…
Conquerors went to the colonies looking for wealth and decided to use their powers to expand Christianity. But in the case of Jews, they were forced to convert to Christianity and even expelled from their properties because they refused to adopt Christianity as their religion. As the video “Jewish civilization in Spain” mentioned before the spanish colonization, Jews lived under the Muslims’ rules, but they had good jobs and could practice their religious belief freely. After the 10th century, the reconquista began, some Jews voluntarily decided to convert to Christianity and became powerful people, while others continued with their Judaism beliefs. As the years past, Jews began to lose power and rights in Spain. By the 12th century, Jews were forced to practice Judaism and Jews’ books and costumes were