The Kingdom
When Queen Isabel I and King Fernando II married in 1469, which two kingdoms were united into one large kingdom?
Aragón and Castilla
He was an Italian who worked in his father´s cheese and wool shops. He eventually became a sailor.
Christopher Columbus
These are people in Central America who are warlike.
Aztecs
This King was born in the Netherlands and inherited the Holy Roman Empire.
Carlos I or Carlos V
This period was a social and artistic movement based on the values of Ancient Greece and Rome.
The Renaissance
The _______ ended and the unification of Spain began when Isabel and Fernando conquered Granada in 1492.
Reconquista
Christopher Columbus thought it would be quicker to reach Asia by going this direction.
West
This person was welcomed by Aztecs in 1519 but he went on to betray them by conquering the city.
Hernan Cortes
This person became king in 1556. This king´s reign was the height of the Spanish empire.
Felipe II
Name one of the most important Spanish Renaissance writers.
Garcilaso de la Vega, Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan de la Cruz, Fray Luis de Leon, Miguel de Cervantes, Felix Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina
The Pope awarded this title to Isabel and Fernando in 1496.
The Catholic Monarchs
What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in America?
In 1492
This empire in South America was vast with a complex system of roads. They built the city Machu Picchu
Inca or The Inca Empire
This fleet (or group of ships) was sent by Felipe II to battle against Elisabeth I and England.
The Spanish Armada
Name one of the most important painters in Spanish Renaissance.
El Greco, Diego Velazquez
This is what Muslims were called when they converted to Catholicism.
Moriscos
This place is where Columbus first arrived. He wrongly thought that this was India.
San Salvador (Bahamas)
This person captured the Inca emperor and conquered the Inca capital in 1533
Francisco Pizarro
Felipe II declared war on this Protestant in Netherlands but was unsuccessful.
Protestant William of Orange
This person was a dramatist, poet and monk who wrote the El burlador de Sevilla.
Tirso de Molina
This is the tribunal which the Catholic Monarchs introduced.
Spanish Inquisition
Columbus set sail with three _____ from Palos de la Frontera in Huelva.
Caravels
Who were the first explorers to sail around the world (Name 2)
Magallanes and Elcano
This Battle is when Felipe II defeated the Turkish Empire in 1571.
Battle of Lepanto
This person, along with Leonardo da Vinci, were some of the most important Renaissance artists.
Michelangelo