The Catholic Monarchs
Who were the two rulers who became known as the Catholic Monarchs?
Fernando and Isabel
Who was the first person to sail across the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the grandson of the Catholic Monarchs and first Hapsburg King of Spain?
Carlos I
What two ancient civilizations was Renaissance art inspired by?
Ancient Greek and Roman
After Carlos II died in 1700, there were no heirs, and so this war began France and the Kingdom of Castilla and the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Aragon. What is the name of the war?
The War of Spanish Succession
With the marriage of Fernando and Isabel which two kingdoms were united?
Aragon and Castilla
Who sailed to Mexico and took over the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
Felipe II was Carlos I's son and King of Spain. He was also King of what other Kingdom?
Portugal
When did Spain's Golden Age of art and literature take place? (Two centuries)
16th and 17th Centuries
What is the Treaty which ended the War of Spanish Succession?
The Treaty of Utrecht
What was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs to eliminate other religions from the kingdom?
The Inquisition
Francisco Pizarro sailed to Peru and took over which empire?
The Inca Empire
Felipe III, Felipe IV, and Carlos II were less successful than Carlos I and Felipe II so they were known as what?
The Lesser Hapsburgs
Which art style is characterized by mixing light and shadows and showing a lot of emotions?
Baroque style
The Enlightenment
The Kingdom of Grenada
Where did Christopher Columbus actually land instead of Asia?
The Caribbean islands of San Salvador and Hispaniola
Why did the Comunero Revolt happen in 1520?
Many Spanish nobles didn't support Carlos I because he didn't speak Spanish and was electing Flemish nobles to important positions. The revolt was held in Castilla where rebels declared Juana, Carlos's mother, Queen. Carlos defeated the rebels however.
Name two examples of writers from Spain's Golden Age.
Garcilaso de la Vega, Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan de la Cruz, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina
Which monarch was the first Bourbon and ruled with absolute power, centralizing the government and dividing Spain into provinces?
Felipe V
The reign of the Catholic Monarchs marks the beginning of the Early Modern Age and the end of what?
The Middle Ages
What are two effects of the Age of Discovery, one good one bad?
-Good: Europeans understood more about geography
-Good: Spain became a powerful empire and one of the richest countries in Europe
-Good: New products such as the potato and cocoa bean were brought to Europe
-Bad: Spanish culture and religion were imposed on natives of conquered lands
-Bad: Spanish diseases were brought to conquered lands
-Bad: Slavery was introduced to conquered lands
What is a reason that the lesser Hapsburgs were less successful than the first two Hapsburgs?
-There was an economic crisis in Europe
-They fought many expensive, but not successful, wars in France and England
-They gave power to nobles because they weren't interested in ruling their kingdom
Name two examples of painters from Spain's Golden Age.
Which monarch was an enlightened despot trying to modernize Spain by adding beautiful gardens, museums and monuments including Madrid's Puerta de Alcala, botanical gardens, and Prado Museum?
Carlos III