Queen Elizabeth's England
She was the queen of England during a time of plays and explorers.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I
He wrote famous plays and worked at the Globe Theatre.
Who is William Shakespeare
He was an English explorer who sailed around the world.
Who is Sir Francis Drake
These Muslim people ruled much of Spain for many years.
Who are the Moors
This long fight was to take Spain back from the Moors.
What is the Reconquista
This was the name of the time when Elizabeth I ruled.
What is the Elizabethan Age
This famous round theater in London showed many plays.
What is the Globe Theatre
This big group of Spanish ships tried to attack England.
What is the Spanish Armada
This beautiful palace in Granada was home to Moorish kings.
What is the Alhambra
These two rulers worked together to unite Spain.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella
People called Elizabeth I this because she never married.
What is the Virgin Queen
These groups of actors traveled around England performing plays.
What are acting troupes
This English navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
What is the English fleet
He was the last Moorish king of Granada.
Who is Boabdil
This event in 1492 ended the Reconquista.
What is the fall of Granada
This was the religion Elizabeth made the main religion of England.
What is Protestantism
These storms helped destroy the Spanish Armada.
What are strong ocean storms
This was the year the Reconquista ended — and Columbus set sail.
What is 1492
his was the last city the Moors controlled before Spain won it back.
What is Granada
These Christian fighters helped take back Spain.
Who are Christian knights
This city was the center of plays and theaters in Elizabeth’s time.
What is London
These English ships were small and fast and helped beat the Armada.
What are English ships (or fire ships)
After the Reconquista, this explorer got help from Spain to sail west.
Who is Christopher Columbus
This word describes how Christians, Muslims, and Jews once lived together in Spain.
What is convivencia
This northern area of Spain was one of the first to fight back against the Moors.
What is Asturias