Fernando and Isabel established the __________ in 1478.
Inquisition
The two monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, completed the _______________ in 1492.
Reconquista
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with several ships and 256 sailors and crossed the ___________ Ocean.
Atlantic
_______ and ________ were the most important Hapsburg kings.
Carlos I and Felipe II
True or False. In the 16th century, Spain became the largest empire in the world, with territories in five continents.
True
What were the three ships that Christopher Columbus left Spain with in 1492?
The Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
In 1469, ____________ of Aragón and __________ of Castilla got married. They were later known as the Catholic Monarchs.
Fernando; Isabel
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish territories in the Americas were divided into two _________________ called New Spain and Peru.
viceroyalties
Which conquistador took the Inca emperor prisoner and conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain was ruled by the _____________ dynasty.
Hapsburg
True or False. The Inquisition interrogated and punished people who weren't Jews.
False. The Inquisition interrogated and punished people who weren't Christians.
The Spanish Jews who adopted the Christian religion were called _____________.
conversos
Who was the first person to sail from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean?
Christopher Columbus
Hernán Cortés conquered some Mayan cities and then the _________ Empire.
Aztec
When was Christopher Columbus born?
1451
Who was the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan
True or False. During the Early Modern Age, many European explorers went on voyages to distant lands. They discovered new territories and conquered them, colonising the people who lived there.
True
Ferdinand Magellan was born in ____________.
Portugal
By the end of the 15th century, there was a new navigation tool called the ____________.
compass
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