THE EARLY MODERN AGE ACTIVITIES
1 How and when did the Early Modern Age begin?
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2 How and when did the Early Modern Age end?
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3 How many groups was Society divided into?
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4 Who were the Catholic Monarchs?
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5 Name the important things the Catholic Monarchs did.
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6 Use the words to complete the sentences about Isabel of Castilla.
brother daughter husband son niece
a) Fernando de Aragón was Isabel’s____________________.
b) Before Isabel became queen, her _______________Enrique was king of Castilla.
c) Isabel’s __________________Juana wanted to become queen when Enrique died.
d) Isabel had five children, four daughters and one ________________, Juan.
e) Her eldest ____________________,Isabel, married King Alfonso of Portugal.
7 Complete the Catholic Monarch’s family tree. Include the family members in activity 6.
8 What was the Spanish Inquisition?
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9 Write TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false sentences.
a) The Catholic Monarchs established the Spanish Inquisition in 1478.
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b) They were tolerant towards other religions.
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c) The Catholic Monarchs conquered Sevilla from the Muslims in 1478.
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10 Who happened in the age of Discovery?
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11 Name the most important Conquistadors and what they discovered.
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12 Label these continents and oceans in the map. Then label first Columbus’s voyage in blue and Magallanes and Elcano’s
route in red.
THE HAPSBURGS
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain was ruled by the Hapsburg dynasty. Under the Hapsburgs, Spain became an enormous
international empire. The empire included lands in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. At the beginning of the 18th century the
Hapsburg dynasty ended.
1 Write the Hapsburg Kings in chronological order.
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2 What was the relationship between Carlos I and the Catholic Monarchs?
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3 What happened in the 17th century that caused the end of the Hapsburg dynasty?
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4 How are the 16th and 17th centuries called? Why?
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5 Which writers and painters became famous in this time?
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6 Choose the correct answer.
a) Which artist lived in Toledo? Velázquez El Greco
b) Who painted at Felipe IV’s court? Murillo Velázquez
c) Who wrote Don Quixote? Tirso de Molina Cervantes
THE BOURBONS
After Carlos II died in 1700, there was a war between Spain and other European countries. As a result, a new dynasty
now ruled Spain. These kings were called the Bourbons.
1 How was the war between Spain and other European countries called?
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2 Write the facts in the correct column.
Made cities more modern and beautiful
Divided Spain in provinces.
Modernised the country, built road systems and canals.
King during the second half of 18th century.
Centralized the government.
Was the first king, he ruled with absolute power the first half of 18 th century.
Created new institutions in Spain: Royal Academies, Museum of Natural History.
Felipe V Carlos III
FINAL REVIEW
1 Find 12 historical figures in this wordsnake.
2 Match the names from activity 1 to the descriptions.
3 Match to make sentences about Early Modern monarchs.
4 Tick (√) the events of Early Modern Spain and cross (x) the events that didn’t occur in
Early Modern Spain.
5 Write these sentences in the correct person to describe what person did or why they were important.
1 He was the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean.
2 He was an important Greek painter who lived in Toledo. He painted many important paintings, including ‘View of
Toledo’.
3 He was an important Hapsburg king who created the Spanish empire.
4 He was an important writer who wrote many plays and books, including ‘Don Quijote’.
5 They united Spain as one country after the Reconquista.
6 He discovered the Americas in 1492.
