How many kings were in Charles V's family?
Charles V had three kings in his family.
What title did Charles V want?
Charles V wanted the title "Holy Roman Emperor".
What was the "Man of Gold" called?
The "Man of Gold" was known as El Dorado.
What country was Christopher Columbus looking for when he sailed west of Europe?
Christopher Columbus was looking for India.
Why did the Spanish go to India?
The Spanish went to India to buy spices.
What were the two most prevalent flags around the world in the 1600s?
The two most prevalent flags were the Spanish flag; red cross with a white background and the Roman Empire flag; two-headed dragon.
By the time Charles V was nineteen, which three thrones did he inherit?
Charles inherited Spain, Germany, and Netherlands by the time he was nineteen.
Who were the Spanish adventurers who followed Christopher Columbus' route and sailed to South America?
The Spanish adventurers who sailed to South America were the conquistadores.
How much gold and silver did the Spanish take out of South America?
The Spanish took five hundred billion dollars' worth of gold and silver out of South America.
What is the name of rocks that often had little lines of gold running through it?
Rocks that often had little lines of gold running through it were called Quartz.
Who fought Charles V to keep him from gaining his title?
The king of France, the princes of Italy, and the pope fought Charles the V.
When Charles V died, who inherited his lands?
When Charles died, Philip II and Ferdinand I inherited Charles V's lands.
What were parts of South America known as because so many Spanish people moved there?
Parts of South America was known as New Spain.
Who did the Spanish get to work in their mines in South America?
The Spanish got the native South Americans to work the mines.
What did the Protestant Christians believe about the Roman Catholic church and the pope?
The Protestant Christians believed the Roman Catholic church was corrupted and the pope does not have power to tell all Christians how to worship and live.
Who did Charles V hire to attack Rome with his own men?
Charles V hired German protestants.
Who was the king that brought peace to France many years before the reign of Charles V?
The king that brought peace to France before Charles V's reign was Charlemagne.
What were the special contracts that the king of Spain issued, giving Spanish adventurers permission to sail to South America and take all its gold?
The special contracts were called encomienda.
Who were the tribes that were living in South America before the Spanish got there?
a. Incas, Mayans, Jamaicans
b. Mayans, Aztecs, Indians
c. Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
d. Indians, Mayans, Incas
When rocks with gold on it were mined, crushed, heated, melted and ran off into molds, what then are they called?
They are called ingots.
What's one problem Charles V had as the Holy Roman Emperor?
1. Wars
2. Became poor from fight wars.
3. Catholics and Protestants were constantly at war with each other.
4. Protestant subjects were no longer obeying Charles V's decree.
By the year 1600, who was the king of Spain and who was the Holy Roman Emperor?
The King of Spain was Philip II and the Holy Roman Emperor was Ferdinand I.
How did the Spanish get gold from the streams?
The Spanish panned gold from the streams.
How did the Spanish get the gold from underground?
The Spanish dug mines.
How long did Charles V reign as Holy Roman Emperor before he resigned?
Charles V reigned for 24 years.