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REVIEW UNIT 10: WE EXPLORE THE MODERN AGE

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event marked the beginning of the Modern Age?

a)

the reign of the Reyes Católicos

b)

the arrival of Colón in America

c)

the conquest of Islas Canarias

2.

Which pre-Columbian civilisation had its capital in Tenochtitlán?

a)

AZTECS

b)

MAYAS

c)

INCAS

3.

Which type of government did the Reyes Católicos establish?

a)

enlightened despotism

b)

an authoritarian monarchy

c)

democracy

4.

Who made up the group of privileged people?

a)

the nobility and clergy

b)

the nobility and the bourgeoisie

c)

the peasants and merchants

5.

Which king expanded the Spanish Empire and established its capital in Madrid?

a)

Carlos I

b)

Felipe II

c)

Felipe III

6.

Which dynasty began to rule in Spain in the 18th century?

a)

the Austrias

b)

the Habsburgos

c)

the Borbones

7.

Who conquered the Incan Empire?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernán Cortés

c)

Francisco Pizarro

8.

Which of these ideas were from the Enlightenment?

a)

cabsolute monarchy, national sovereignty and equality for women

b)

national sovereignty, the separation of powers and the constitution

c)

lower taxes, social equality and equality for women

9.

Which agricultural products did the Spanish bring from America?

a)

potatoes, tomatoes and corn

b)

potatoes, coffee and corn

c)

potatoes, apples and coffee

10.

Which is the period of artistic and literary splendour in Spain in the Modern Age?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Renaissance

c)

Siglo de Oro

11.

The Age of Exploration took place during...

a)

15th century

b)

16 th century

c)

15th and 16th centuries

12.

When Cristóbal Colón arrived in America, the three great civilisations were the…

a)

ALANS, INCAS, MAYAS

b)

AZTECS, INCAS, AMERIGOS

c)

MAYAS, INCAS, AZTECS

13.

The Spanish Empire was created by…

a)

FELIPE IV AND CARLOS II

b)

FELIPE II AND FELIPE IV

c)

CARLOS I AND FELIPE II

14.

Principles of the Enlightenment included…

a)

PEOPLE WERE BORN EQUAL

b)

PEOPLE WERE BORN UNEQUAL

c)

PEOPLE HAD NO RIGHTS

15.

In the renaissance style buildings have

a)

inexpressive figures

b)

proportion and balance

c)

abundant decorations

16.

ADVANCES IN NAVIGATION

a)

COMPASS

b)

ASTROLABE

c)

NAVIGATION CHARTS

d)

CARAVEL

17.

ECONOMY IN THE MODERN AGE based on

a)

PUBLIC BANKS

b)

CROP FARMING

c)

TRADE

d)

CRAFTS

e)

LIVESTOCK FARMING

18.

AN IMPORTANT INVENTION

a)

PRINTING PRESS

b)

TRADE

c)

HUMANISM

19.

REYES CATÓLICOS

a)

POWERFUL EMPIRE

b)

CORREGIDORES

c)

THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE

d)

AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHS

20.

SPANISH EMPIRE 16th CENTURY

a)

POWERFUL EMPIRE

b)

REYES CATÓLICOS

c)

THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE

d)

AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHS

e)

CARLOS I AND FELIPE II

21.

THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE 17th CENTURY

a)

FELIPE III

FELIPE IV

CARLOS II

b)

REYES CATÓLICOS

c)

FELIPE V

FERNANDO VI

CARLOS III

CARLOS IV

d)

GOVERNMENT OF VALIDOS AND CRISIS

e)

CARLOS I AND FELIPE II

22.

SUCCESSION WAR --> BORBON DINASTY 18th CENTURY

a)

FELIPE III

FELIPE IV

CARLOS II

b)

GOVERNEMNT OF VALIDOS AND CRISIS

c)

FELIPE V

FERNANDO VI

CARLOS III

CARLOS IV

d)

ABSOLUTE MONARCHIES AND REFORMS

e)

CARLOS I AND FELIPE II

23.

GALILEO GALILEI

a)

THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN

b)

LAW OF GRAVITATION

c)

SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY

24.

ISAAC NEWTON

a)

THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN

b)

LAW OF GRAVITATION

c)

SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY

25.

ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK

a)

THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN

b)

LAW OF GRAVITATION

c)

SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY

26.

CONQUEST OF AMERICA

a)

AZTEC EMPIRE AND MAYAN CITIES:

HERNAN CORTÉS

b)

INCA EMPIRE: PIZARRO

c)

AZTEC EMPIRE AND MAYAN CITIES:

PIZARRO

d)

INCA EMPIRE:

HERNÁN CORTÉS

27.

CONQUEST OF AMERICA

a)

CASTILIAN LAW

b)

CATHOLIC RELIGION

c)

CONSEJO DE INDIAS

d)

VICEROYALTIES

28.

a monarchy in which the monarch controlled all the powers of the state.

a)

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

b)

ENLIGHTENED MONARCHY

c)

CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

29.

a system of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs adopted some Enlightenment ideas to modernise their countries.

a)

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

b)

ENLIGHTENED MONARCHY

c)

CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

d)

ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM

30.

an instrument used by navigators to determine the position of stars or planets

a)

ASTROLABE

b)

CARAVEL

c)

NAVIGATION CHART

31.

an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north. It allows ships to sail when land is not visible.

a)

ASTROLABE

b)

CARAVEL

c)

NAVIGATION CHART

d)

COMPASS

32.

a lighter, faster sailing ship, with more capacity.

a)

ASTROLABE

b)

CARAVEL

c)

NAVIGATION CHART

33.

a map that showed the coasts and shipping routes.

a)

ASTROLABE

b)

CARAVEL

c)

NAVIGATION CHART

34.

people who created a great empire in central Mexico with Tenochtitlán as their capital.

a)

AZTECS

b)

MAYAS

c)

INCAS

35.

people who lived in the Andes and created a great empire ruled by the Inca. They built Machu Picchu.

a)

AZTECS

b)

MAYAS

c)

INCAS

36.

people who lived in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Their capital was Chichén Itzá.

a)

AZTECS

b)

MAYAS

c)

INCAS

37.

an artistic style that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe during the 17th century.

a)

BAROQUE

b)

RENAISSANCE

c)

SIGLO DE ORO

38.

an artistic style that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe during the 15th century.

a)

BAROQUE

b)

RENAISSANCE

c)

SIGLO DE ORO

39.

a French dynasty of monarchs. In Spain Felipe V was the first ___ monarch.

a)

BORBÓN

b)

AUSTRIA

c)

HASBURGO

40.

FIRST BORBÓN MONARCH

a)

FELIPE II

b)

FELIPE IV

c)

FELIPE V

d)

FELIPE VI

41.

the institution that made the laws which governed the conquered territories in America.

a)

CONSEJO DE INDIAS

b)

CORREGIDORES

c)

VICEROYALTIES

d)

HACIENDA

42.

a person appointed by the Spanish monarchs as representatives in the municipalities.

a)

CONSEJO DE INDIAS

b)

CORREGIDORES

c)

VICEROYALTIES

d)

HACIENDA

43.

a set of books that described all the knowledge of the period.

a)

ENCYCLOPEDIA

b)

HACIENDA

c)

VICEROY

d)

NAVIGATION CHARTS

44.

a large ranch where the Indigenous people worked in very hard conditions.

a)

ENCYCLOPEDIA

b)

HACIENDA

c)

VICEROY

d)

NAVIGATION CHARTS

45.

the period of new cultural ideas that developed in Europe in the 18th century.

a)

HUMANISM

b)

ENLIGHTENMENT

c)

DESPOTISM

d)

PRINTING PRESS

46.

a new way of understanding the world through reason and experience that developed towards the end of the Modern Age.

a)

HUMANISM

b)

ENLIGHTENMENT

c)

DESPOTISM

d)

PRINTING PRESS

47.

THE END OF THE MODERN AGE

a)

FRENCH REVOLUTION

b)

FELIPE II

c)

SIGLO DE ORO

48.

a group of people made up of peasants, merchants and craftspeople, who had to pay taxes.

a)

PRIVILEGED

b)

NON-PRIVILEGED

c)

BOURGEOISIE

49.

a group of people made up of the nobility and the clergy, who did not have to pay taxes.

a)

PRIVILEGED

b)

NON-PRIVILEGED

c)

BOURGEOISIE

50.

a person who was a favourite of the monarch and governed in their name.

a)

VALIDO

b)

VICEROY

c)

CORREGIDOR

51.

a person that governed a territory in America.

a)

VALIDO

b)

VICEROY

c)

CORREGIDOR