Spain Facts Test Revision

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Spanish term used for Jewish converts to Christianity
Conversos
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What percentage of sales tax was taken in the Alcabala?
10%
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Who were the Conquistidors?
Conquerors, explorers and discoverers of the New World
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What was the term used to describe the lowest rank of nobility in Spain?
Hidalgo
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Who were the letrado?
Lawyers
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What does the 'royal prerogative'?
Rights and privileges of a monarch
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What treaty was signed in 1479?
Treaty of Alcáçovas
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in what year were Muslims ordered to convert to Christianity or leave Spain
1502
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Who was the King of Portugal during Ferdinand and Isabella's reign?
Alfonso V
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Who was the Inquisitor General who published The Index of Forbidden Books?
Hernando de Valdes
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Who became the first Archbishop of Granada in 1493?
Hernando Talavera
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What term is given to a copy of the bible which has different language translations side by side?
Polyglot
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What was Castile's highest form of currency?
ducats
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How were the natives of the New World protected?
Laws Burgers/
Encomigenda
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Who were the Germania?
brotherhood of rebels
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Who was the royal confessor appointed as Inquisitor General in 1483?
Tomas de Torquemada
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What is the English translation of Juana 'la Beltraneja'?
Joanna the *******
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From which year was Francisco de los Cobos appointed as secretary to Charles V?
1516
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In which year was the Spanish Inquisition set up?
1480
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What is the name given to the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire?
Janissaries
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What formation were the elite Spanish tercio regiments known for?
Square
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What does 'Alumbrados' mean?
Illuminists
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What system assessed and collected taxation in the Spanish location?
Encabezamiento
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What name was used to describe the Governor in Aragonese Naples?
Viceroy
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Give an example of a Spanish Humanists
Cisneros
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Name of the High Courts of the New World
Audencia
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Name the year Christopher Columbus went on his first voyage
1492
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What did the Alhambra Decree declare?
Expulsion or conversion of Jews in the Spanish Inquisition
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Month and year of Queen Isabella of Castile's death?
November 1504
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Which official protected Aragonese rights?
Justiciar
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What is the lowest currency used in Castile?
maravedis
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What does 'Auto de fe' mean in English?
Act of faith
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What term is used to describe new Christian converts from the Muslim community in Spain?
Moriscos
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Who was Charles V's brother?
Ferdinand I of Habsburg
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What member of Charles V's family acted as governess of the Netherlands in 1531-55?
Mary of Hungary
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Who was appointed as viceroy of Valencia in 1523?
Germaine de Foix
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Who did John, Ferdinand and Isabella's son marry?
Margaret of Austria
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Name the treaty made with Portugal in 1494?
Treaty of Tordesillas
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In what year was Joanna ruled unfit to rule?
1506
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Which important Spanish family supported Charles during the Comuneros revolt?
Mendoza
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Who was Jiminez de Cisneros?
Archbishop of Toledo
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Which university did Jimenez de Cisneros set up?
Alcalá
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What did the Mesta do?
Farming
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What did Charles set up to help with his economic policies?
Council of Finance
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Which Archbishop of Toledo tried to obtain a cardinal's hat for himself in 1469?
Archbishop Carrillo
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The name of the provincial representative assembly which could raise taxes
Cortes
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What name was given to royal officials in Castilian towns?
Corregidors
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What league did Ferdinand join in 1508?
Cambrai
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In what month and year did Ferdinand die?
January 1516
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Which Bishop supervised the Hermandad?
Juan de Ortega
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Which Pope granted Ferdinand and Isabella complete control over the Church in Granada?
Pope Innocent VIII
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What papal bull granted Ferdinand and Isabella monopoly over missionary activity in the New World?
Inter Caetera
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What was restricted through the mayarazgo?
Inheritance of land
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What was the juro?
Royal loand/repayment
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What was the term given to a lordship/area of land under a lord?
señoría
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Name of the famous battle fought in 1476
Toro
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Name the year Ferdinand and Isabella secretly married
1469
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Name the month and year Isabella was crowned Queen of Castile?
December 1474
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What treaty was drafted in 1491?
Granada
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Name given for Muslim pirates
Barbary/corsairs
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Ferdinand's private secretary
Fernando de Zafra
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Who swore an oath of vassalage to Ferdinand in the Treaty of Cordoba?
Boabdil
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How many Moors were there in Granada?
500,000
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Pope Sixtus IV's church tax
Cruzada
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Which treaty secured Rossillon and Cerdagne for Ferdinand and Isabella in 1493?
Barcelona
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Which fortress was secured from the Ottoman invasion in the Mediterranean in the year 1501?
St George in Cephalonia
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Name ports taken by Ferdinand and Cisneros
Tripoli
Algiers
Mersetkebir
Oran
Bougie
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Who was Ferdinand's brother-in-law?
Henry IV
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What rights were given over by Louis XII in the Treaty of Blois 1505?
Given Naples
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Under which treaty did Portugal give up its rights to the Canary Islands in 1479?
Alcacavos
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What was the Spanish name for the House of Trade established in Seville for the New World?
Casa de Contracion
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Who established a Castilian grammar book in 1492?
Antonio de Nabrija
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Which area of Spain did Philip of Habsburg reign over?
Castile
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When was the first book printed in Spain?
1472
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Who was Charles' chancellor?
Gattinara
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What former tutor of Charles' became Pope?
Adrian of Utrecht
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Gold currency used in the HRE?
Florins
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Who was mainly responsible for the Spanish Conquest of Central America following Columbus?
Hernan Cortes
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How many expeditions did Columbus make?
4
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Name two Spanish settlements in the New World secured by 1516?
Hispaniola
Cuba
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Who was Don Carlos?
Eldest son of Philip II
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Name two faction leaders under Philip II of Spain
Duke of Alba
Prince of Eboli
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Name of the advisory committee which met at night
Junta de Noches
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Name two revolts in Spain under Philip
Aragonese
Morisco
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What decrees came from the Council of Trent?
Tridentine
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Who was the Inquisitor General at the start of the Spanish Inquisition at the start of Philip's reign?
Hernando de Valdes
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Which country had a monopoly on loans to Spain?
Genoese
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What percentage did the price of grain increase by during Philip's reign in Castile?
50
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What was the Spanish treasury debt by the end of Philip's reign?
100 million
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What years did Philip declare bankruptcy?
1557, 1560, 1576, 1596
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Name the treaty Philip signed to end the Habsburg-Valois war in 1559
Cateau-Cambresis
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What was the name of the Christian alliance formed in 1571?
Holy Leauge
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Which important naval battle was fought against the Ottomans during Philip's reign?
Battle of Lepanto
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Which King of Portugal was killed fighting for the Moroccan throne?
Sebastian
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Who did Philip choose as constable of Portugal?
Duke of Braganca
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Who represented Philip in Portugal in 1583?
Archduke Albert of Austria
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Who was sent to the Netherlands as Governor 1567-73?
Duke of Alba
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Which city in the Netherlands was sacked in the Spanish fury?
Antwerp (in Flanders)
98 of 100
Which new council was established to deal with rebellion in the Netherlands?
Council of Troubles
99 of 100
Which of Philip's Governors signed the Treaty of Arras with the South Walloon Estates in 1579?
Duke of Parma
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