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WorksheetsModern History of Spain
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who were the Catholic Monarchs?
Isabel II
Isabel I
Fernado II
Felipe II
Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: Unification of the Christian KIngdoms.
Choose the correct objectives.
Less power for France
Bring peace
Spread Catholicism
Complete the repopulatiom
Expand into Africa
Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: National Policy.
Choose the correct objectives.
Reduce power of Nobles, Parliament and Church
Marry children to other European royal families
Stop France
Increase royal power
Makes Jews and Muslims convert to Catholicism
Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: International Policy.
Choose the correct objectives.
Expand into Africa
Stop France becoming powerful
Bring peace
Increase importance by marrying children to other royal familes.
Objectives of the Catholic Monarchs: Expansion
Choose the correct objectives.
Make Jews and Muslims convert to Catholicism
Expand into Africa: Oran and Melilla
Give permission to Cristopher Columbus to travel west to India
Complete the repopulation
What were the name of Columbus' two caravels? (small, fast ships)
La Niña
La Piña
La Santa Maria
La Pinta
What things were taken back to Spain from the Americas?
Coffee
Metals
Potatoes
Turkey
Tomatoes
What effect did the Spanish have on the local poulation?
Postive
Negative
When Fernando II died, who became King?
His son, Carlos I
His grandson, Felipe II
His son, Felipe II
His grandson, Carlos I
Where was Carlos I born?
Spain
France
Flanders
Netherlands
What problems did Carlos I have?
He couldn't speak Spanish
He understood the Spanish culture.
His advisors weren't Spanish
He reduced taxes
In what year did Carlos I become Holy Roman Emperor?
1516
1520
Carlos I abdicated and divided his lands into two. Who inherited his German Lands?
His son
His brother
Carlos I abdicated and divided his lands into two. Who inherited Spain and its Empire?
His son
His brother
Which islands were named after Felipe II?
The Canary Islands
The Philippines
The Lepanto Islands
What was the name of the battle Felipe II's navy won against the Ottoman Turks?
The Battle of Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of the Philippines
The Batte of Lepanto
What happened to Portugal and its territories in 1580?
They had a war of independence
They became part of the Spanish Empire
It became independent of Spain.
Which war started during Felipe II's reign?
The Thirty Years' War
The War of Succession
The Eighty Years' War
The War of Lepanto
Which King came to power in 1598?
Carlos II
Felipe IV
Fernando III
Felipe III
Felipe III used a minister to help run the country. What was it called?
Advisor
Valido
Morisco
Ministro
Which war started during Felipe III's reign?
The Eighty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War
When Felipe III died, who was the next King?
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Fernando III
Who started a rebellion for independence during Felipe IV's reign?
Cataluña
Granada
Portugal
Netherlands
Which KIng was a patrol of the Arts?
Felipe III
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Which King came to power when he was a boy?
Felipe III
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Which King faced two wars against France?
Felipe III
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Having no children which King was the last Habsberg king?
Felipe III
Felipe IV
Carlos II
When was the Golden Age?
Beginning of 17th Century
End of 17th Century
End of 16th Century
Beginning of 16th Century
Baroque themes included...?
Religion
Expansion
Royal Families
Mythology
History
Select 2 examples of famous playwrights.
Diego Velazquez
Lope de Vega
Ana Caro
Miguel de Cervantes
The Age of Reason was from the early 1600's to the late 1800's.
True
False
In the Age of Reason, elightened thinkers used ______, ______ and ______ to question the traditional world.
Mathematics
Mythology
Science
Reason
As Carlos II had no children the War of ________ started.
Napolean
Succession
Independence
What countries did Spain lose in the Treaty of Utrecht and Rastatt?
Italy
Americas
Menorca
Gilbraltar
Southern Netherlands
Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He centralised the State and founded the National Library.
Felipe V
Fernando VI
Carlos III
Carlos IV
Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He introduced reforms and founded the botanicle gardens
Felipe V
Fernando VI
Carlos III
Carlos IV
Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He was a reformist and introduced changes in agriculture and trade
Felipe V
Fernando VI
Carlos III
Carlos IV
Choose the correct Bourbon Monarch:
He handed over power to his Valido Manuel Godoy.
Felipe V
Fernando VI
Carlos III
Carlos IV
What does this Goya painting show?
That he created paintings and tapestries of royal families and nobles
That he used dark colous to make it more frightening
His work depicted historical events.
What does this Goya painting show?
Painting and tapestries of royal families and nobles.
Using dark colours to be more frightening
That his drawings depict historical events like the Spanish war of Independence
