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Modern age

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE

Columbus died in 1506 in Valladolid.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Columbus discovered America, but he believed

he was in (a)   .

3.

Which is NOT a consequence of the Discovery of America.

a)

Slavery was introduced in America

b)

Islam religion and Islamic culture were imposed to the people

c)

Europeans learned more about geography

d)

New

deseases killed millions of native people.

4.

The Catholic Monarchs conquered the kingdom of Granada on January 2, (a)   .

5.

The Catholic Monarchs got married in (a)  

6.

Who was the first Habsburg in Spain?

a)

Carlos ll

b)

Felipe l

c)

Carlos l

7.

Who were the Lesser Habsburg?

a)

Carlos l, Felipe lll and Felipe lV

b)

Carlos l and Felipe II

c)

Carlos ll, Felipe lll and Felipe lV

8.

TRUE OR FALSE

The Lesser Habsburgs were more powerful and more

successful than Carlos I and Felipe II.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain was ruled by the _______dynasty

a)

The Catholic Monarchs

b)

The Bourbons

c)

Habsburg

10.

Who was the first Habsburg king, crowned in 1516?

a)

Felipe ll

b)

Carlos I

c)

Carlos Il

11.

Name of the organization that persecuted, torture and killed Muslims, Jews and even scientists under the orders of the Catholic Church.

(a)  

12.

Who were the Catholic Monarchs?

a)

Isabel l of Castile and Fernando l of Aragon.

b)

Isabel ll of Castile and Fernando l of Aragon.

c)

Isabel l of Castile and Fernando ll of Aragon.

13.

Choose the chronological order of the kings of the Habsburg dynasty.

a)

Carlos I

Felipe II

Felipe III

Felipe IV

Carlos II

b)

Felipe II

Carlos I

Carlos II

Felipe III

Felipe IV

c)

Felipe III

Felipe IV

Carlos I

Carlos II

Carlos III

d)

Felipe IV

Carlos I

Carlos II

Carlos III

Felipe V

14.

Miguel de Cervantes was the most famous writer from the Spanish _________ Age.

a)

Ice

b)

Ancient

c)

Silver

d)

Golden

15.

When did C. Columbus arrive in America for the first time?

a)

3 August 1469

b)

12 October 1469

c)

3 August 1492

d)

12 October 1492

16.

Which of these events is considered the beginning of the Modern Age?

a)

The marriage of the Catholic Monarchs.

b)

The end of the Habsburg dynasty.

c)

The Discovery of America.

17.

Which event is considered the end of the Modern Age (1789)?

a)

The beginning of the French Revolution.

b)

The conquest of Granada.

c)

The Discovery of America.

18.

The Bourbons

This king ruled Spain in the first half of the 18th

century.

a)

Carlos lll

b)

Carlos ll

c)

Felipe V

19.

The Bourbons

He divided Spain into provinces.

a)

Luis l

b)

Felipe V

c)

Carlos lll

20.

The Bourbons

This king improved the road system,

the cities, and built canals in Spain.

(a)  

21.

The Bourbons

Which bourbon king governed Spain in the second half of the 18th century?


a)

Felipe V

b)

Carlos lll

c)

Carlos ll

d)

Luis l

22.

The (a)   was a new way

of thinking that became popular in

Europe in the 18th century.

23.

The Bourbons

This Bourbon king ruled Spain for less than one year

a)

Carlos lll

b)

Felipe V

c)

Luis I

24.

Who was the father of Carlos III?

a)

Felipe V

b)

Fernando VI

c)

Carlos II

d)

Luis I

25.

The Spanish war of Succession ended and the new king of Spain was ...

a)

Luis l

b)

Carlos lll

c)

Felipe V

26.

The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement which expanded throughout Europe in the...

a)

18th century

b)

15th century

c)

16th century

27.

It was a series of peace treaties signed  after the War of the Spanish Succession.

The Treaty of (a)