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32 Cards in this Set
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Spain is located in what part of Europe?
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Southwest
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Spain is located on what geographic feature?
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Iberian Peninsula
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Spain is situated with what other countries?
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+ Portugal
+ Andorra + the British Overseas Teritorry of Gibraltar + a small part of France |
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Who invaded and conquered the entire Iberian Peninsula in 711?
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the Moors
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Who were the Moors, originally?
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Muslims from Northern Africa
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How long did the Moors rule the Iberian Peninsula?
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750 years
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What was the area of Moorish control called?
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Al-Andalus
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How did the Moors lose control of the peninsula? [who, what, from where, and when]
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Christians from the north began the Reconquista. It ended with the fall of Granada in 1492.
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When and how did the Kingdom of Spain originate?
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The Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon were united in 1492.
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Who was the actual 1st person to reach the Americas?
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Leif Ericson, a Norse
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Who funded Christopher Columbus' 4 voyages to the Americas?
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Isabella I of Castille
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What was the Spanish Inquisition? Who started it, and when?
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It was a tribunal started in 1478 by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille.
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What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition? (3)
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+ to maintain Catholic orthodoxy
+ to replace the Medieval Inquisition + to put a stop to Jewish practices |
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How was the Spanish Inquisition started?
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by papal bull
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What notable royal decrees were made in 1492 and 1501 by Ferdinand and Isabella?
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Jews and Muslims had to convert to Catholicism or leave.
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Who abolished the Spanish Inquisition, and when?
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Isabella II, 1834
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The Spanish Inquisition worked to prohibit certain books from being read by creating lists called __________.
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indexes
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During what historical period were licenses to print and read previously Indexed texts given?
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the Age of Enlightenment, 18th century
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During what centuries was Spain foremost among the colonial power?
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16th century and most of the 17th century
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What power ruled Spain between 1506 and 1700?
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The Spanish branch of the Habsburg dynasty
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Who were the 2 primary rulers of Habsburg Spain?
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Charles V and Phillip II of Spain
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The period of Habsburg rule in Spain is also known as _____________________.
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the Age of Expansion
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Who were the Jesuits?
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+ Roman Catholic priests of the Society of Jesus
+ Widely known in the fields of education, social justice, and mission work |
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What happened from 1702 to 1714 in Spain?
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+ the War of Spanish Succession
+ Spain loses some power (goes from leading Western power to 2nd leading) + the Bourbon dynasty accedes to the Spanish throne |
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What happened from 1808 to 1814?
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+ the Peninsular War
+ Spain defeats the French occupying forces led by Napoleon |
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Why is 1898 significant to Spain?
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Spain loses the Philippines in the Spanish American War.
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What important event happened in Spain in 1931?
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+ The Spanish king is forced to abdicate.
+ Spain becomes a republic. |
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What happened from 1936-1939 in Spain?
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+ the Spanish Civil War
+ General Franco wins + dictatorship establishted |
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What happened in Spain in 1975?
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Spain became a constitutional monarchy.
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Describe Juan Carlos I of Spain.
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+ current King of Spain
+ popular leader in all of Ibero-America + has reigned since the death of dictator Franco in 1975 |
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Describe the origin of the Spanish language.
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Vulgar Latin was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the 2nd Punic War.
This evolved into Castilian in the Kingdom of Castille during the 9th and 10th centuries. This spread with the Reconquista. Elio Antonio de Nebrija wrote Gramatica de la lengua castellana in 1492 and gave it to Isabella. It was then taken to the Americas during Spanish colonization. |
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What is Ladino?
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+ language spoken by descendants of the Sephardi Jews who were expelled from Spain
+ does not have influences from native American words (ex: maíz) + includes other vocab, esp. hebrew-related words |
