1. Age of Absolutism: Spanish Power Grows
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2. A Unified Spain
Not until the 1469 did King ________________________ and Queen ________________________ unite Spain when they joined their territories of Aragon and Castile
Ferdinand
Isabella

4. Charles V – Double Heir Charles I Spain Hapsburg Empire
1516 became king of ___________________
1519 became emperor of the ______________________________
Holy Roman Empire
The Netherlands
Spain
Hapsburg Empire

6. Fighting for his birthright Catholic
Devout ___________________________
Fought to suppress ____________________________
Fought the invading ______________________________ who advanced through central Europe under the leadership of Suleiman
Catholic
Protestantism
Ottoman Empire

8. Abdication
The task of ruling two scattered empires proved ______________ for Charles V.
impossible
He gave up his crown, divided his sizable empire, and entered a _____________ in 1556.
monastery
Charles gave Spain, the Netherlands, and Spain’s overseas empire to his son Philip, who became known as Philip II.

9. Philip II Catholic Church wars
Philip II expanded Spanish influence and strengthened the ___________________during his 42 year reign.
He fought many ___________ for this reason
Catholic Church
wars
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10. Philip made every part of the government ______________ to him.
answer
He reigned as absolute monarch, which meant he had complete authority.
Philip asserted that he ruled by________________. He believed his right to rule came from God.
divine right

11. Philip fought wars in the _______________ and the Netherlands.
Mediterranean
Philip fought wars in the _______________ and the Netherlands.
His goal was to keep the _______________ at bay. In 1571, Spain defeated an Ottoman fleet off the coast of Greece.
Ottomans
Protestants
Philip also battled rebels in the Netherlands for many years.
_______________ there opposed Philip’s efforts to crush their faith.

12. The Spanish______________
Rage against the Queen
He sent a huge Spanish _______ to invade England.
The mission failed because Spanish ships were outmaneuvered by faster English ships.
Philip began to see Queen __________in England as his main Protestant enemy.
Elizabeth I
Armada
retreated
The Spanish______________

14. Death of an Empire armada economic
Defeat of the ________________ marked the beginning of the end of Spain’s glory days.
Philip’s successors were not as successful.
______________ problems such as costly foreign wars and an over reliance on American treasure
In the 1600s and 1700s other European fleets arose and surpassed Spain’s power both in Europe and overseas
economic

15. Spain’s Golden Age Philip was a patron of the arts
Lasted from
__________________ painted works of religious imagery
__________________________ completed Don Quixote, Europe’s first modern novel
El Greco
Miguel de Cervantes

16. El Greco’s Work

17. Don Quioxte
Mocks Spain’s feudal past
Man of LaMancha