Geography
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
What were the most valuable resources from the Spanish Americas?
Silver and gold
What is an absolute monarchy?
An absolute monarchy is a political system where a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people.
Fredrick the Great was Fredrick the second
true
Who was the grandson to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand?
Charles I/Charles V
(He changed his name to Charles V when he became the ruler)
What religion did Prussia practice?
Protestantism
the Hapsburg empire.
Who was Queen Isabella married to?
Queen Isabella was married to King Ferdinand.
The Hapsburg dynasty controlled France
False, they controlled Spain
What happened as the demand for sugar products increased?
More laborers from Africa were brought over and forced to work as field hands, miners, or servants in wealthy landowners homes.
What lands did the Hohenzollern family rule in the 1600s?
North Germany
What sparked the Austrian Succession?
Fredrick II of Prussia seized the rich Hapsburg province of Silesia.
Who was the Catholic Hapsburg king of Bohemia?
King Ferdinand.
Maria Theresa limited the power of nobles and the church.
true
When did Columbus first arrive in the West Indies?
1492
What religion did the Northern part of the German states practice?
The Northern section of the German states practiced Protestantism.
What were junkers also known as?
Junkers were also known as nobles
In 1740, who was the ruler of Prussia?
Fredrick II
Conquistadors settled only on Cuba.
False, conquers settled on the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
In what year was Prussia strong enough to challenge its rival Austria?
1740
Where did the thirty year's war begin?
Bohemia
What were German princes called?
German princes were called electors.
What year did Fredrick the Great come into power?
1740
The Mayan emperor was Moctezuma
false, Moctezuma was the emperor of the Aztecs.
What year did Emperor Fredrick William I come to power?
1713