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  • Who returned and who died on an island near the Philippines?
    Elcano returned but Magallanes died on an island
  • What was king Carlos' motto?
    Plus Ultra which means "further beyond"
  • Some renaissance painters were...
    Van Gogh and Dalí
    Lucas, Tariku and Miguel
    El Greco and Diego de Velázquez
    Picasso and Micassa
  • What artistic movement started in Italy in the 14th Century?
    The Renaissance
  • This Aztec king was betrayed by the Spanish
    Hernán Cortés
  • The Renaissance expressed new ideas about...
    Art, chemistry and education
    Politics and geography
    Art, philosophy and education
    Art and physical education
  • During this period, the discovery of America took place...
    The Renaissance
  • Who did the first voyage around the world?
    The Catholic Monarchs
    Tom and Jerry
    Cortés y Pizarro
    Magallanes and Elcano
  • Which monarchs financed the expedition of Magallanes and Elcano?
    The Catholic Monarchs
  • Atahualpa was...
    An inca emperor
    An English king
    A Philippine king
    A Spanish king
  • What did Magallanes and Elcano prove?
    They proved the Earth was round
  • Aztecs or Incas? They were in South America
    Incas
  • What important battle took place in 1571 and against who?
    The Battle of Las Malucas against Maui
    The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa against the Moors
    The Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire
    The Battle of Trafalgar against the English
  • It was a social and artistic movement based on the values of...
    Ancient Greece
    Ancient Gris and Roum
    Ancient Greece and Rome
    Ancient Rome
  • Some renaissance writers were...
    Mortadelo y Filemón
    Asterix y Obélix
    Cervantes, Santa Teresa de Jesús, Lope de Vega...
    Pocoyo, Caillou, Peppa Pig
  • Aztecs or Incas? They were in Central America
    The Aztecs
  • What king led the best period of the Spanish empire?
    Atahualpa
    Felipe II
    Felipe VI
    King Kong
  • Who were the Catholic Monarchs?
    The KIng Fernando II of Aragon and the Queen Isabel I of Castile
  • What did the king Carlos inherit from his father?
    The German / Holy Roman empire, where he was known as Carlos V, Emperor of Germany.
  • What did they bring from Las Molucas?
    Spices
  • The Renaissance came to Spain in...
    the 15th and 16th Century
    It is not arrived yet
    the 21st Century
    the 14th Century
  • Choose the incorrect one about what the Catholic Monarchs did:
    Centralised the power
    Became head of the army, united Spain by religion (catholic)
    Financed expeditions and went to America
    Married their children to European royal families
  • This Spanish conquistador conquered Cuzco in 1533
    Francisco Pizarro
  • How long did the voyage round the world take?
    It has not finished yet
    From 1519 to 1522 or three years
    From 2000 to 2023
    From 1516 to 1556
  • Which king became the first Habsburg in Spain?
    Felipe II
    Carlos I of Spain and V of Germany
    Felipe VI
    Isabel II
  • What did the king Carlos inherit from his mother?
    Spain and its colonies. He became Carlos I of Spain.
  • Aztecs or Incas? Francisco Pizarro conquered their city...
    The Incas
  • Some Renaissance artists were...
    Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
  • A change occurred in the Renaissance was...
    to include dining rooms in the schools
    to include toilets in the schools
    to include humanistic subjects (history and philosophy)
    to include artistic subjects
  • When the king Carlos abdicated in 1556, what did he do before die?
    He divided the kingdom into Fernando and Felipe II
  • Montezuma II was the king of...
    The Aztecs
    The British
    The Spanish
    The Hamburgers
  • Aztecs or Incas? Hernán Cortes conquered their city...
    The Aztecs
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