The Basics
What year did the Modern Age in Spain start?
1492.
Name two examples of exports from Europe to the Americas.
Cereals, honey bees, grapes, horses, onions.
What kingdoms did the marriage of Isabel I and Fernando II unify?
Kingdoms of Aragon and Castille.
Carlos I inherited from his father the rights to the .....
The Holly Roman Empire.(The German Empire)
What city became the capital of his kingdom?
Madrid
What events triggered the start of the Modern Age for Spain?
The "discovery" of America by Christopher Columbus.
Name three examples of imports to Europe from the Americas.
Pineapple, pumpkin, tomato, vanilla, potato, cacao beans, turkey, peanuts, silver.
When did Isabel and Fernando achieve the name of Catholic Monarchs?
After conquering the Kingdom of Granada in 1492.
What was the first domestic problem in the Empire?
The Comuneros revolt
Name at least one domestic problem that stimulated the Black legend of Philip II
Antonio Pérez (involved in trade of secretes of the Statetook refuge in Aragon). And the first child of Philip II: Carlos, Prince of Asturias
True/False. Christopher Columbus was Portuguese.
False (he was Italian).
Where did Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas?
San Salvador (Guanahani). One of the islands of the Bahamas, Antillas.
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
A group of institutions whose aim was to combat heresy, conducting trials of suspected heretics.
When he died, how did Carlos I/V allocate his territories?
The German Empire to his brother, Fernando, and the Spanish Empire (including Netherlands) to his son, Felipe II.
Where was the Ottoman Empire defeated?
Naval Battle of Lepanto (1571)
Name three areas of advancement that happened in the Modern Age.
Economy, politics, trade, science.
What were the Mayans known for?
Advanced writing systems and science (astronomy, medicine, mathematics).
Name three accomplishments during Isabel and Fernando's reign.
Unification of the Iberian Peninsula, reinforcement of royal authority, and imposition of the Catholic religion.
Against who fought in the Schmalkaldic War?
Against the protestant princes (who were defeated in Mühlberg)
What did Felipe II accomplish?
Created a Global empire with the union of Portugal and Philippines.
What year/event marked the end of the Modern Age for Spain?
1789 with the French Revolution.
What were two of the indigenous empires that the Spanish came across in the Americas and where were they located?
Mayan Empire in Central America (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras), Aztec Empire in central Mexico, Incan Empire in Peru.
How was Catherine of Aragon?
Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII
Carlos I defeated the French king Frances I at the Battel of...
Battel of Pavia
No. Wars (even in case of victory) always caused expenses, there was not revenue.