We just learned about the Italian Renaissance.
Another part of early Christianity is the Spanish Inquisition.
We learned before about the Medieval Inquisition that the churches started to try and help make sure people were following the right laws from God.
During the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 AD, the rulers of Spain wanted everyone in Spain to be Catholic.
So they said if someone wasn't Catholic they had to either leave Spain or become Catholic.
And if they found out someone was not following the rules, they would put them in jail and ask them questions to try and make them prove they were good or bad.
Later on things got very bad and the inquisition would hurt or kill people if they thought they were not following the rules from the Bible or from the King.
The inquisition went on for hundreds of years and wasn't over until the year 1834 AD.
(from: wikipedia - spanish inquisition)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Anno Domini
