Unit 4 Growth of World Empires
The leaders that united Spain and funded Christopher Columbus were:
Ferdinand and Isabella
A civil conflict in _____ in 1647-1652 was the Fronde.
France
Long Parliament
lasted 20 years
intendants
local royal French officials
former term for a person of Spanish and indigenous descent?
mesitzo
Hernando Cortes
Conquered the Aztecs
The first permanent French settlement in the New World was at Montreal.
False
Portugal was conquered by
Spain in 1580
Who did Philip II send to conquer England in 1588
Spanish Armada
The growth of cities was the only reason the Turks lost control of the Balkans
False
Under Cromwell as the Lord Protector, government became more and more orderly and peaceful.
False
When Charles VI of Austria died, he left the throne to hiss niece, Maria Catherine.
False
when goods exported > imported, the trade balance is said to be:
favorable
Vasco da Gama
first man to circumnavigate Africa
Ferdinand Magellan
first man to circumnavigate the world
Quebec
first permanent French setltement
Protestant princes union
fought against the Catholic princes alliance and the Holy Roman Empire
What happened as Magellan sailed through the straits at the tip of South America?
ice formed on the rigging, rails, sails and a storm crippled one of the ships.
What happens when Portugal sent representatives to Peking, China?
kicked out and given base at Macao
Charles V
king of Spain from 1516-1556
Montezuma
king of the Aztecs
During whos reign was the Habeas Corpus passed and the Whig and Tory parties developed?
Charles II
Instrument of Government
England's only written constitution
Admiral Howard
English commander against Spanish Armada
William Cecil
English prime minister
James I
English translation of the Bible
Charles V was the king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to England.
False
Frederick II of Prussia was focused on the military; it was his only interest
False
Frederick William was the first king of Prussia
False
Richelieu attacked La Rochelle because of religious intolerance.
False
The Navigation Acts were meant to destroy Spanish trade.
False
The capital of the Ottoman Empire was the Dardanelles
False
The English and French colonial rival climaxed with what war?
French and Indian War
the last moorish stronghold on the Iberian peninsula
Granada
Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector
A system of government intervention to promote national prosperity and to increase the power of the country is called:
Mercantilism
Which were features of mercantilism?
Ownership of colonies Self-Sufficiency Acquiring gold and silver
When the Spanish Armada was defeated, English remained independent and:
Protestant
The Treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji (Little Fountain) gave which country free passage through the straits and territories along the Black Sea?
Russia
17th century Europe movement that emphasizes freedom without prejudice and superstition is called
The Enlightenment
Louis XIV
The sun king
At the time of the Ottoman Empire, the majority of Muslims were part of the Sunni sect of Islam.
True
Sir Francis Drake was the first englishman to sail around the world
True
The Petition of Right and the Magna Carta ranked in importance on an equal basis for the rights of Englishmen
True
The Turks advanced into the Balkans until only Austria lay between them and Western Europe
True
Estevanico
a Moor who was one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition
Philip II
became king of Spain in 1556
Henry IV
began Bourbon dynasty
James I
began Stuart dynasty
Henry VII
began Tudor dynasty
How did Austria help maintain stability in Europe
by helping with land and defeating the turks, pushing them out the balkans
Richelieu
chief minister in France in 1624
Richelieu
chief minister of France
Spanish conqueror in North / South America?
conquistador
Bartolomeu Dias
discovered Cape of Storms
what played a role in Italy's decline after 1500
dominated by other empires weakened by wars loss of trade in east
What was the name of a policy where a certain number of enslaved indigenous people were granted to landowners by the king?
encomienda
Versailles
palace of Louis XIV
Francis Xavier
priest who spread Catholicism in Japan
Weaker country called that is shielded by a stronger country?
protectorate
Petition of Right
ranks with Magna Carta in importance
Elizabeth I
stabilized English government
Prince Henry
started school of navigation at Sagres and sponsored voyages along the African coast
Which of the following were causes of the English Civil War?
supremacy of the King or Parliament new economic groups wanting a role in government national church or religious freedom for Protestants
An important principle of the English Petition of Right was that no taxes could be raised without the consent of
the Parliament
Where does the name Protestant come from?
the Protestant princes union
What was a Spanish province in Latin America called?
viceroyalty
four reasons decline of Spain as a world power
wars weakened spain revolts from latin america lack of strong kings economic problems
Cabeza de Vaca
was taken captive and walked from the Texas coast to the Gulf of California
