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Unit 8 Habsburg Dynasty Intro

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Charles I came to the throne at the beginning of the 1500's. He was the first king of the (a)   Dynasty

2.

Charles I was the _______ of Joana the Mad

a)

brother

b)

son

c)

nephew

d)

uncle

3.

True or False: Charles I was the first king to endorse Renaissance art in Spain

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Revolt of the Comuneros (1520 - 1521) was due to

a)

anger over the king's economic policies

b)

artisans wanted access to government office

c)

peasants wanted better rents

d)

all of the above

5.

The Revolt of the Brotherhood was due to

a)

anger over the king's economic policies

b)

artisans wanted access to government office

c)

peasants wanted better rents

d)

all of the above

6.

What did Charles I of Spain inherit from his mother?

a)

Castile

Navarre,

territories in Brazil

b)

Castile,

Navarre,

Morocco

Territories in Italy

c)

Castile,

Navarre,

Aragón

Territories in Italy

Territories in America

d)

Netherlands, Luxemburg,

Franche-Comté

7.

What did Charles I of Spain inherit from his father?

a)

Castile

Navarre,

territories in Brazil

b)

Castile,

Navarre,

Morocco

Territories in Italy

c)

Castile,

Navarre,

Aragón

Territories in Italy

Territories in America

d)

Netherlands, Luxemburg,

Franche-Comté

8.

What was the outcome of the Revolt of the Comuneros & the Revolt of the Brotherhoods?

a)

Charles I was overthrown

b)

Charles I suppressed the revolts

c)

Charles I began to listen to his advisors in Flanders and Burgundy, not the nobility in Castile

d)

Charles I began to listen to his advisors in Castile, not the nobility in Flanders

9.

Why did people in Spain see Charles I as a 'foreign king?'

a)

He increased taxes to pay for his war in Europe

b)

Charles suppressed the peasant revolts

c)

Charles I listened to his advisors in Flanders and Burgundy, not the nobility in Castile

d)

Charles I began to listen to his advisors in Castile, not the nobility in Flanders

10.

Vocabulary: When property or money is passed down to someone after the owner dies

a)

taxes

b)

revolts

c)

uprising

d)

inheritance

11.

True or False: Charles I did not take much interest in the Iberian Peninsula and there were revolts against him

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What was the downside of Charles I having such a large empire and being so devoted to Catholicism?

a)

He had to fight several wars to defend his authority and religion

b)

There was terrible inflation because the empire had TOO MUCH money

c)

He had to fight against the Holy Roman Empire for European supremacy

d)

He had to spend a lot of time at the Vatican and couldn't protect his empire

13.

Which country in Europe did Charles I NOT go to war with?

a)

The Turks

b)

The French

c)

The Germans

d)

England

14.

Charles I went to war with German princes due to __________ reasons

a)

religious

b)

political

c)

economic

15.

True or False: Charles I usually spoke Spanish (Castillian)

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Revolt of the Comuneros took place in

a)

Castile

b)

Aragón

c)

Mallorca

d)

Valencia

17.

The Revolt of the Brotherhoods took place in

a)

Castile

b)

Aragón

c)

Mallorca

d)

Valencia