7.39 Reconquista & Spanish Inquisition

What does the term 'Reconquista' mean?

• The colonization of the New World

• The conquest of Muslim lands

• The reconquest of Christian lands

• The expansion of the Spanish Empire

When did the Muslim forces from North Africa conquer the Iberian Peninsula?

• 500s

• 1100s

• 700s

• 900s

When did the Christians finally expel the last of the Muslim rulers from the Iberian Peninsula?

• 1600s

• 1200s

• 1000s

• 1400s

What was the purpose of the Inquisition?

• To encourage cultural diversity

• To establish diplomatic relations

• To identify and punish heretics

• To promote religious tolerance

Which kingdom sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage of discovery in 1492?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

What did the Spanish Inquisition seek to punish?

• Protestant converts

• Catholic priests

• Explorers and conquistadors

• Jewish and Muslim converts

What did the expulsion of Jewish and Muslim people from Spain pave the way for?

• The development of the Spanish kingdom

• The colonization of North America

• The establishment of the Portuguese Empire

• The decline of the Spanish kingdom

Which kingdom colonized what is now Brazil in South America?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• England

When did the Spanish Empire in the New World begin to take shape?

• 1500s

• 1300s

• 1400s

• 1600s

What was the primary method used by the Inquisition to punish heretics?

• Torture

• Exile

• Fines

• Public shaming