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WorksheetsREVIEW UNIT 10: WE EXPLORE THE MODERN AGE
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which event marked the beginning of the Modern Age?
the reign of the Reyes Católicos
the arrival of Colón in America
the conquest of Islas Canarias
Which pre-Columbian civilisation had its capital in Tenochtitlán?
AZTECS
MAYAS
INCAS
Which type of government did the Reyes Católicos establish?
enlightened despotism
an authoritarian monarchy
democracy
Who made up the group of privileged people?
the nobility and clergy
the nobility and the bourgeoisie
the peasants and merchants
Which king expanded the Spanish Empire and established its capital in Madrid?
Carlos I
Felipe II
Felipe III
Which dynasty began to rule in Spain in the 18th century?
the Austrias
the Habsburgos
the Borbones
Who conquered the Incan Empire?
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Which of these ideas were from the Enlightenment?
cabsolute monarchy, national sovereignty and equality for women
national sovereignty, the separation of powers and the constitution
lower taxes, social equality and equality for women
Which agricultural products did the Spanish bring from America?
potatoes, tomatoes and corn
potatoes, coffee and corn
potatoes, apples and coffee
Which is the period of artistic and literary splendour in Spain in the Modern Age?
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Siglo de Oro
The Age of Exploration took place during...
15th century
16 th century
15th and 16th centuries
When Cristóbal Colón arrived in America, the three great civilisations were the…
ALANS, INCAS, MAYAS
AZTECS, INCAS, AMERIGOS
MAYAS, INCAS, AZTECS
The Spanish Empire was created by…
FELIPE IV AND CARLOS II
FELIPE II AND FELIPE IV
CARLOS I AND FELIPE II
Principles of the Enlightenment included…
PEOPLE WERE BORN EQUAL
PEOPLE WERE BORN UNEQUAL
PEOPLE HAD NO RIGHTS
In the renaissance style buildings have
inexpressive figures
proportion and balance
abundant decorations
ADVANCES IN NAVIGATION
COMPASS
ASTROLABE
NAVIGATION CHARTS
CARAVEL
ECONOMY IN THE MODERN AGE based on
PUBLIC BANKS
CROP FARMING
TRADE
CRAFTS
LIVESTOCK FARMING
AN IMPORTANT INVENTION
PRINTING PRESS
TRADE
HUMANISM
REYES CATÓLICOS
POWERFUL EMPIRE
CORREGIDORES
THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE
AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHS
SPANISH EMPIRE 16th CENTURY
POWERFUL EMPIRE
REYES CATÓLICOS
THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE
AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHS
CARLOS I AND FELIPE II
THE END OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE 17th CENTURY
FELIPE III
FELIPE IV
CARLOS II
REYES CATÓLICOS
FELIPE V
FERNANDO VI
CARLOS III
CARLOS IV
GOVERNMENT OF VALIDOS AND CRISIS
CARLOS I AND FELIPE II
SUCCESSION WAR --> BORBON DINASTY 18th CENTURY
FELIPE III
FELIPE IV
CARLOS II
GOVERNEMNT OF VALIDOS AND CRISIS
FELIPE V
FERNANDO VI
CARLOS III
CARLOS IV
ABSOLUTE MONARCHIES AND REFORMS
CARLOS I AND FELIPE II
GALILEO GALILEI
THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
LAW OF GRAVITATION
SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY
ISAAC NEWTON
THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
LAW OF GRAVITATION
SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK
THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
LAW OF GRAVITATION
SINGLE-LENS MICROSCOPY
CONQUEST OF AMERICA
AZTEC EMPIRE AND MAYAN CITIES:
HERNAN CORTÉS
INCA EMPIRE: PIZARRO
AZTEC EMPIRE AND MAYAN CITIES:
PIZARRO
INCA EMPIRE:
HERNÁN CORTÉS
CONQUEST OF AMERICA
CASTILIAN LAW
CATHOLIC RELIGION
CONSEJO DE INDIAS
VICEROYALTIES
a monarchy in which the monarch controlled all the powers of the state.
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
ENLIGHTENED MONARCHY
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
a system of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs adopted some Enlightenment ideas to modernise their countries.
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
ENLIGHTENED MONARCHY
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM
an instrument used by navigators to determine the position of stars or planets
ASTROLABE
CARAVEL
NAVIGATION CHART
an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north. It allows ships to sail when land is not visible.
ASTROLABE
CARAVEL
NAVIGATION CHART
COMPASS
a lighter, faster sailing ship, with more capacity.
ASTROLABE
CARAVEL
NAVIGATION CHART
a map that showed the coasts and shipping routes.
ASTROLABE
CARAVEL
NAVIGATION CHART
people who created a great empire in central Mexico with Tenochtitlán as their capital.
AZTECS
MAYAS
INCAS
people who lived in the Andes and created a great empire ruled by the Inca. They built Machu Picchu.
AZTECS
MAYAS
INCAS
people who lived in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Their capital was Chichén Itzá.
AZTECS
MAYAS
INCAS
an artistic style that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe during the 17th century.
BAROQUE
RENAISSANCE
SIGLO DE ORO
an artistic style that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe during the 15th century.
BAROQUE
RENAISSANCE
SIGLO DE ORO
a French dynasty of monarchs. In Spain Felipe V was the first ___ monarch.
BORBÓN
AUSTRIA
HASBURGO
FIRST BORBÓN MONARCH
FELIPE II
FELIPE IV
FELIPE V
FELIPE VI
the institution that made the laws which governed the conquered territories in America.
CONSEJO DE INDIAS
CORREGIDORES
VICEROYALTIES
HACIENDA
a person appointed by the Spanish monarchs as representatives in the municipalities.
CONSEJO DE INDIAS
CORREGIDORES
VICEROYALTIES
HACIENDA
a set of books that described all the knowledge of the period.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
HACIENDA
VICEROY
NAVIGATION CHARTS
a large ranch where the Indigenous people worked in very hard conditions.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
HACIENDA
VICEROY
NAVIGATION CHARTS
the period of new cultural ideas that developed in Europe in the 18th century.
HUMANISM
ENLIGHTENMENT
DESPOTISM
PRINTING PRESS
a new way of understanding the world through reason and experience that developed towards the end of the Modern Age.
HUMANISM
ENLIGHTENMENT
DESPOTISM
PRINTING PRESS
THE END OF THE MODERN AGE
FRENCH REVOLUTION
FELIPE II
SIGLO DE ORO
a group of people made up of peasants, merchants and craftspeople, who had to pay taxes.
PRIVILEGED
NON-PRIVILEGED
BOURGEOISIE
a group of people made up of the nobility and the clergy, who did not have to pay taxes.
PRIVILEGED
NON-PRIVILEGED
BOURGEOISIE
a person who was a favourite of the monarch and governed in their name.
VALIDO
VICEROY
CORREGIDOR
a person that governed a territory in America.
VALIDO
VICEROY
CORREGIDOR
