Spain
The early modern age began this year.
What is 1492?
This Italian navigator and explorer discovered America.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
He belonged to the Hapsburg dynasty and became the first king of Spain in 1516.
Who is Carlos I?
These were the three main religious groups in the early modern age.
What are Catholics, Jews, and Muslims?
The marriage between these two monarchs united Spain in the early modern age.
Who are Isabel I and Fernando II?
Columbus crossed this ocean to reach Asia faster because he believed the Earth was round.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This Spanish artist was a favorite of Felipe IV. He became the official painter for the royal court of the king.
Who is Velázquez?
This Spanish writer became famous for writing Don Quijote.
Who is Cervantes?
These regions were united after the marriage of the Catholic king and queen.
What are Castilla and Aragon?
They crossed the ocean by sailing these three caravels, a type of ship.
What are the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa Maria?
This dynasty ruled Spain after the War of the Spanish Succession?
Who are the Bourbons?
Spain imported many goods from its new American territories. These two precious metals made Spain very rich.
What are silver and gold?
The Reconquista was finished by defeating 1.) this religious group in 2.) this city of Al-Andalus.
What are the 1.) Muslims and 2.) Granada?
This Spanish conquistador traveled to Mexico and became the governor of New Spain.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
This Spanish painter became well known for his religious paintings during the 17th Century.
Who is Murillo?
These religious groups had to convert their religion or leave the country during the Inquisition.
What are Jews and Muslims?
This group of people was established to punish people who did not follow the rules set by the Catholic church.
What is the Inquisition/ tribunal?
This ancient civilization(1) was discovered in Peru when this Spanish conquistador (2) came in 1532.
Who is the Incas (1) and Francisco Pizarro (2)?
This ruler became the first Bourbon king and centralized the Spanish government.
Who is Felipe V?
This Spanish writer became well known for his plays, short stories, and poems. He was a friend of Lope de Vega and was a monk.
Who is Tirso de Molina?