2º 06 The Spanish Golden Age

Front 1

What name received the 17th-century English Republic, after the confrontation between Charles I and Parliament that Oliver Cromwell won?

Back 1

Commonwealth

Front 2

What artistic movement of the 17th century used facades full of movement as well as effects of color and light?

Back 2

Baroque

Front 3

What institution merged large and small English and Dutch trading companies in the 17th century?

Back 3

East India Company

Front 4

What economic system of the 17th century said that the strength of a state lies in its gold and silver reserves favoring the export and colonial expansion?

Back 4

Mercantilism

Front 5

When the Thirty Years’ War started and ended?

Back 5

1618-1648

Front 6

What kind of conflict was the Thirty Years' War?

Back 6

Religious

Front 7

What country entried into the Thirty Years' War to give the conflicto a final twist and became the first European power?

Back 7

France

Front 8

What French king was called the Sun King at the Palace of Versailles and introduced absolute monarchy in his country?

Back 8

Louis XIV

Front 9

Who is the main representative of rationalism?

Back 9

René Descartes

Front 10

What measuring device favored modern science in the 17th century?

Back 10

Altimeter

Front 11

Who designed the Colonnade of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican and built inside the Baldachin?

Back 11

Bernini

Front 12

What artistic style belong the main squares of Madrid and Salamanca?

Back 12

Churrigueresque

Front 13

What Baroque painting technique was based on the contrast between dark and light areas or people taken from real or marginal world?

Back 13

Tenebrism

Front 14

What Dutch artist painted "The Night Watch"?

Back 14

Renbrandt