UNIT 7. INSTITUTIONS OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE: THE MAJOR HABSBURGS

1505 Queen Isabella died and the crown of Castile passed on to:

• Philip the Handsome

• Charles

• Ferdinand of Aragon

• Joanna the Mad

Charles I of Spain had to face several revolts, such as the Comunidades (Valencia) and the Germanías (Castile):

• True

• False

Charles’ reign was mainly defined by foreign policy and warfare on a triple frontline against:

• France, the Turks and the Protestants

• France, Italy and the Protestants

• The Turks, Italy and Flanders

• Flanders, Italy and Portugal

Charles I of Spain always sought the unification of Christendom, a “brotherhood of Catholic kings”, known as:

(a)  

Charles reached the zenith of his fortune winning what was probably his most important battle, defeating the Protestant troops at:

• Milan

• Mühlberg

• Saxony

• Lepanto

Francisco Pizarro gave Charles the kingdom of Moctezuma and Hernán Cortés presented him with the kingdom of Peru:

• True

• False

Converted Moors of Granada were also called as:

• Moriscos

• Mudejares

• Mozarabes

• Jews

Most part of the Philip II conflicts were primarily religious:

• True

• False

The only purely secular event of Philip II reign was the conflict against:

• Britain

• The Netherlands

• The Turks

• Portugal

The Spanish Empire could be defined as a composite monarchy, insofar as it was configured by multiples territories, each of which maintained certain customs and institutions:

• True

• False