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WorksheetsUNIT 7. INSTITUTIONS OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE: THE MAJOR HABSBURGS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
The multiplicity of governments institutions did not make Spain and its possessions difficult to rule:
True
False
The form of government in Spain was that of:
Elected monarchy
Oligarchy
Absolute monarchy
Parliamentarism
The Empire’s capital under Philip II's kingdom was:
Toledo
Valladolid
Madrid
Granada
The highest-ranking council of the Spanish Empire:
Council of War
Council of State
Council of Castile
Council of Aragon
Military institutions inherited from the Middle Ages:
Council of the Inquisition
Council of War
Council of Military Orders
Council of the Crusades
The Council of the Inquisition was headed by the general inquisitor, whose power rested on the authority of:
The king
The cardinal
The pope
The bishop of the Empire
The Cortes was an institution with legislative powers:
True
False
The ordinary revenues of the Crown were:
Taxes on religious institutions
L’Alcabala and Customs duty
Taxes granted by the Cortes
Precious metals from America and state monopolies
The tax imposed on precious metals from America is known as:
Customs duty
Alcabala
Royal Fifth
Servicio
The Crown also took advantage of some state monopolies (salt, mines, slaves, etc.):
True
False
