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From kingdom to Empire

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Catholic Monarchs did all these (check all the correct ones)

a)

Married with other kings and queens in Europe

b)

Created the Spanish Inquisition

c)

Took away privileges from clergy and nobles

d)

Conquered Granada in 1493

2.

The Catholic Monarchs gave money to

a)

Pizarro

b)

Cortés

c)

Colón

3.

Thanks to the marriage between Isabel I ad Fernando II, the kingdoms of (a)   were united

4.

The Spanish Inquisition was created by

a)

The Jews

b)

The Catholic Monarchs

c)

Cristóbal Colon

5.

Colon was bornt in

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

America

6.

Colon wanted to get to (a)   instead of America

7.

Colon travelled with 3 caravels called

a)

Pinta

b)

Niña

c)

Santa María

d)

Santa Ana

e)

Niño

8.

Colón arrived to America on

a)

12 October 1494

b)

12 November 1492

c)

12 October 1492

d)

12 November 1490

9.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Elcano

b)

Magallanes

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernán Cortés

10.

Francisco Pizarro conquered______

a)

The Inca Empire

b)

The Aztecs

c)

America

d)

Asia

11.

The first explorers around the world were:

a)

Magallanes

b)

Pizarro

c)

Elcano

d)

Colón

12.

Carlos I was the ____________ of Fernando II

a)

Son

b)

Grandson

c)

Brother

13.

Carlos I is also known as

a)

Carlos II

b)

Carlos V

c)

Carlos the German

14.

Which of these afirmations is true about Carlos I?

a)

He ruled Spanish colonies in America and Asia

b)

He went to America

c)

He left Spain with a huge debt

d)

He won the French in Italy

15.

Felipe II became king in

a)

1556

b)

1557

c)

1516

d)

1598

16.

Felipe II lost the Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The period when Felipe II reigned was

a)

the lost of Spain

b)

the height of the Spanish Empire

c)

the worst of Spain

d)

the richest in Spain

18.

The battles Felipe II fought had as a result____________ (more than one can be correct)

a)

Increase of taxation in Spain

b)

Spain became the richest in Europe

c)

They won all the battles

d)

Poverty increased in Spain

19.

The Reinassance was a

a)

Historical movement

b)

Cultural movement

c)

Social and artistic movement

20.

Two important painters in Spain during Renaissance were

a)

Michelangelo

b)

El Greco

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Diego Velázquez

21.

Garcilaso de la Vega and Miguel de Cervantes are

a)

Two famous writers

b)

Two famous painters

c)

Two famous kings