What territories did the Catholic Monarchs control?
Castilla, Aragón, Granada, Navarra, the Canary Island, Melilla and some parts of Italy.
Name the Hapsburg Kings in Spain.
Carlos I, Felipe II, Felipe III, Felipe IV and Carlos II.
What were the two artistic styles during the 16th and the 17th centuries?
Renaissance and Baroque.
Who was known as 'the best Mayor of Madrid'?
Carlos III.
What did Hernán Cortés conquer?
He conquered Mexico.
Say 3 consequences of discoveries.
Spain became a powerful empire, the Spanish brought gold, silver and new products,, the Spanish language and culture were taken to America, slavery and diseases
Name 2 important writers of the Golden Age in Spain.
Cervantes, Lope de Vega and Tirso de Molina.
What's the name of the Institution that looked for people who weren't Catholics?
The Spanish Inquisition.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He was a sailor who discovered America in 1492.
Who were the enemies of Spain during the reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II?
France and the Turkish Empire.
When did Early-Modern Age start?
It started in 1492, with the discovery of America.
Name 2 institutions created by Carlos III.
The Prado Museum, the Botanical Garden and the Royal Astronomic Observatory.
Who was the winner of the Spanish War of Succession?
Felipe V.
What did Francisco Pizarro conquer?
He conquered Peru.
What was the Enlightenment?
A new way of thinking in the 18th century, which was based on reason and logic.
Name two important painters of the Golden Age in Spain.
El Greco, Velázquez and Murillo.
the Bourbon Kings in Spain.
Felipe V, Fernando VI, Carlos III and Carlos IV.
When did Early Modern Age finish?
It finished in 1789 with the French Revolution.
What happened when Carlos II died? Why?
There was a war because Carlos II died without an heir.
Why didn't Spanish people like Carlos I?
Because he wasn't born in Spain, he couldn't speak Spanish and he brought many nobles from Flanders to Spain.
Who was Juan Sebastian Elcano?
He was the first person to sail around the world.
What were the most important characteristics of Felipe V's reign?
He ruled with absolute power, he centralised the government and he divided Spain into provinces.
Name 2 Spanish explorers who conquered territories in America.
Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro.
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