What was the Early Modern Age?

The Early Modern Age began with ___________________ and ended with the ____________________________.

Society was still divided into ______ groups: the ______, _______ and __________. The nobles and the clergy had
__________ and the commoners didn’t have____________.

Who were the Catholic Monarchs?

_____________________ and _____________________

Things that they did:

They ________ the Kingdoms of Castilla and Aragón to form one big kingdom.

They _________________ state and ___________ their kingdom to include the Canary Islands, Melilla and Navarra.

They also ____________ Granada and _____________ to Columbus for a voyage of discovery.

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

Fernando and Isabel established the Inquisition in 1478.

This was __________________________________________________________________________________ .The
Inquisition arrested and interrogated people. Sometimes people were tortured and killed.

Many explorers made voyages to distant places. They discovered and conquered new lands and peoples. These
explorers were called conquistadors.

Christopher Columbus: 1492, discovered_________. He arrived to ___________ and _____________.

Hernán Cortés: 1519, went to__________. He became the governor of New Spain.
Francisco Pizarro: 1532, went to_________. He became the governor of Peru.
*Fernando Magallanes: was the first to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
*Juan Sebastián Elcano: first person to sail around the world (1519-1522).

Who were the Hapsburgs?

Hapsburgs ruled Spain during ___th and _____th centuries.

Fernando and Isabel had five children: Isabel, Juan, Juana, María and Catalina. Juan was their heir, but he died as her
sister Isabel. Then the son of Isabel also died, so Juana became the heir. She was married with Philip of Burgundy,
who was a Hapsburg. They had a son, Carlos.

Juana became queen when her mum Isabel died, but her husband and her dad ruled for her. After the death of
Fernando, her son became King Carlos I of Castilla and Aragón.

Dynasty: ________– __________ – _________ – __________ – ___________

End of dynasty:

Many __________________

______ against other countries.

Spain _____ some parts of its lands in Europe.

Carlos II died in 1700 _______________.

What was the Golden Age?

During the period of the Hapsburg dynasty, many great Spanish_____________________________.

Some of the Spanish artists who became famous in this period are: _________ , __________and __________.

Some of the Spanish writers who became famous are:______________, __________ and ____________.

Who were the Bourbons?

After Carlos II died in 1700, there was ________ between Spain and____________. As a result, a new dynasty now
ruled Spain. These kings were called the ___________.

The first Bourbon king was __________. He ___________ the government and divided the country into ________. In
the second half of the 18th century, _________ was king. He created new institutions in Spain and modernised the
cities.