The Modern Age and The Golden Age
Name the three groups society was divided into during the Modern Age.
1. Nobles
2. Clergy
3. Commoners/Peasants
What were the names of the Catholic Monarchs?
Isabel of Castilla and Fernando of Aragón.
Name the explorer:
He sailed WEST looking for Asia in 1492. He landed in the Caribbean Islands of San Salvador and Hispaniola.
Christopher Columbus
True or False (correct if false):
Carlos I was the son of Juana and Philip (Felipe) and the grandson of the Catholic Monarchs.
True!
Who was the first Bourbon king and in which century did he rule?
Felipe V, he ruled in the first have of the 18th century.
True or False (if false correct): The Golden Age took place in the 16th and 17th centuries.
True!
Who did the Catholic Monarchs give money to for a discovery voyage?
Christopher Columbus
Name the explorer:
He travelled to Mexico and to the Aztec capital. He captured the Aztec king Montezuma, founded Mexico city, and became the governor of New Spain.
Hernán Cortes
He inherited all European territories except Austria and Germany from his father, and Portugal from his mother.
Who was responsible for splitting Spain into provinces?
Felipe V
When did the Modern Age begin and end? What significant events happened in the beginning and end of the Modern Age?
It began with the Discovery of America in 1492 and it ended with the French Revolution in 1789.
What caused the end of the Reconquista?
The Catholic Monarchs conquered Granada from the Muslims in 1492.
Name the explorer:
He went to Peru and capture the Inca people and their emperor Atahualpa. He became governor of Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
Why did the Habsburg dynasty end?
Carlos II died without children to inherit the dynasty.
True or False (correct if false): Spain gained territory and power during the War of Spanish Succession.
False; Spain lost some of its land to other European countries and became less powerful.
Name two artists and two writers who became famous during the Golden Age.
Artists: Murillo, El Greco, Velazquez
Writers: Garcilaso de la Vega, Santa Teresa de Jesús, San Juan de la Curz, Fray Luis de León, Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Miguel de Cervantes
How did Isabel and Fernando become the monarchs?
The King of Castilla, Enrique, was Isabel's brother. Isabel was his heir. When he died, Isabel declared she was the queen, but Enrique's daughter Juana declared she was the queen. There was a war and Isabel won. She married Fernando and they became the monarchs.
Name the explorer:
He was the first person to sail across the Pacific Ocean. He crossed the Pacific and landed in the Philippines where he was killed in 1521.
Fernando Magallanes
What caused the War of Spanish Succession?
The last Habsburg, Charles II, didn't have any children to inherit the Spanish territory.
Who was the king of Spain during the second half of the 18th century?
Carlos III
True or False (correct if false): The Golden Age was a period during the Bourbon dynasty when many Spanish artists and writers became famous.
False! The Golden Age took place during the HAPSBURG Dynasty, not the Bourbon Dynasty.
What was the Inquisition?
The Catholic Monarchs were intolerant of other religions. They expelled those who practiced religions other than Catholicism. They sent people to arrest, interrogate, torture, and kill those of other religions.
Name the explorer:
He was the first person to sail across the world!
Juan Sebastián Elcano
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
Also called the Peace of Utrecht, they were a series of individual peace treaties that helped end the War of the Spanish Succession.
Name some of the improvements and modernisations Carlos III built in Madrid/Spain.
The Botanical Gardens, the Puerta de Alcalá, and the Prado Museum. Also palaces, monuments, fountains, and gardens were built in many other cities.