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16 Cards in this Set
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Philip II
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son of Charles V, ruled the Spanish branch of the Habsburg dynasty
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Mary Tudor
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Daughter of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon. Tried to re-Catholicize England
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Velazquez
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Spanish painter
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El Greco
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Spanish painter
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El Murillo
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Spanish painter
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Lope de Vega
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Spanish, wrote 200 dramas
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Suarez
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Jesuit, composed works on philosophy and law that were read even in Protestant countries
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Duke of Alva
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Sent to the Netherlands by Philip II as governor
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Mary Stuart
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Had remained a Catholic, had been Queen of France until her husband's premature death, had been Queen of Scotland until driven out by the Calvinist lords, and was the lawful heir to the throne after Elizabeth. Phillip planned to marry her himself after invading England from the Netherlands, thus becoming a king of a re-Catholicized England.
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Battle of Lepanto
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Where the Turks suffered a defeat by the Spanish and Venetians in 1571.
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siglo de oro
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the Golden Age of Spain's early modern culture
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Escorial
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Philip II's new royal residence, 30 miles from Madrid
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Revolt of the Netherlands
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Led by William of Orange, anti-Spanish feeling prevailed over religious difference and representatives of all 17 provinces formed a union to drive the Spanish out
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Morisco
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Descendents of the Spaniards, who, in the Muslim period, adopted the Muslim religion and Arabic language and culture. Driven out of many towns and Spain because they were thought to be false-Christians
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Council of Troubles
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Used by the Duke of Alva to punish the persons causing unrest in the Netherlands
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Dutch East India, Co.
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Organized in 1602, found overseas colonies for the Dutch.
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