WorksheetsThe Modern Age
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who were the Catholic Monarchs?
Isabel and Carlos
Isabel and Felipe
María Tudor and Fernando
Isabel and Fernando
How did the Catholic Monarchs extend their influences?
Defeating enemies
Using Validos
Marriage alliances
With the discovery of America
Who financed the first voyages across the Atlantic?
The Crown of Castilla
The Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Portugal
France
What was the main goal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition?
To improve tax collection
To expell people who held different religious beliefs
To rule in the name of the king
To limite the power of the nobles
When did Cristofer Columbus discover America? (Year)
(a)
When Cristopher Columbus arrived in Guanahani...
He knew they were in America
He thought they were in Canary Islands
He thought they were in India
He thought they were in Africa
Choose the WRONG sentence about the discovery of America
He needed three ships and a crew of 150 men
He wanted to find a new route to Asia
They called the new lands "the indies"
They arrived in United States
Choose all the products that Spanish people took from America in their first journey. (It can be more than one).
Gold
Silver
New food
European diseases
Lots of indigenous people died because of.....
European diseases
The heat
The cold
They were scary
Why Carlos I inherited the vast spanish territory?
Because he was the favourite grandson
Because he was very powerful
Because Isabel and Fernando´s son died very young
Because he was rich
Why Carlos I of Spain was the Emperor Carlos V too?
Because he marriaged with different queens
Because he inherited territories from his spanish and german grandparents.
Because he bought both territories
Because he won the war
Which of the following problems did Emperor Carlos V have outside Spain? (You have to select more than one)
Wars with France
The spread of Protestantism
The expand of the Ottoman Turks
The rebellion of the nobles
What was the Protestantism?
It was the rebellion of the nobles
The religion of the Jews
A movement that criticised the Catholic church
A rebellion of the work conditions
Who was the son of Carlos I?
Carlos II
Fernando II
Felipe VI
Felipe II
Who unify the Iberian Peninsula again becaming a King of Portugal in 1580?
Felipe II
Carlos I
Juan Carlos I
Felipe VI
What´s the name of the fleet that Felipe II used to try to conquer England?
La pinta
La niña
The Spanish Armada
The pirates
What´s the name of the battle were Felipe II defeated the Ottoman advance?
Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Navas de Tolosa
Battle of Cervantes
Complete the family tree with the two names of the kings missing.
Carlos I and Felipe II
Fernando and Isabel
Juan Carlos I and Felipe VI
Sofía y Leticia
The economic recession in Spain was due to....
Plague of diseases
The war was to expensive
Attacks by privateers
All the answers are correct
What does absolute monarchy mean?
The Crown held all the authority and power
The nobles have all the power
There are not kings and queens
The slaves rule in the kingdom
What is a valido?
A royal favourte that governed on behalf of the king
The clown of the kingdom
The captain of the army
The favourite horse of the king
Who was the valido of Felipe III?
Count-Duke of Olivares
Duke of Lerma
Carlos III
Duke of Medinaceli
Which of the following events happend when Felipe IV was the king?
Wars against France and United Provinces
The end of Hapsburg Dynasty
The moriscos were expelled
The death of Carlos II
Which king was the last one of the Hapsburg Dynasty?
Felipe III
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Carlos I
Choose the most famous painters of the Golden Age. (There can be more than one or not)
El greco
Diego de Velázquez
Miguel de Cervantes
Lope de Vega
Choose the most famous writers of the Golden Age. (There can be more than one or not)
El greco
Diego de Velázquez
Miguel de Cervantes
Lope de Vega
What is the name of dynasty after the Hapsburg Dynasty?
Bourbon Monarchs
The French
The Ottoman kingdom
The Muslims
Who built many of the most famous buildings in Madrid?
Carlos III
Felipe VI
Felipe II
Fernando I
