Chapter 16 Flashcards
he became heir to the sprawling Hapsburg empire, which included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands
Charles V
became king of Spain,and thereby ruler of the Spanish colonies in the Americas
Charles I
Under the _____, ottoman forces advanced across Central Europe to the walls surrounding Vienna, Australia
Sullivan
He divided his empire, leaving the Hapsburg Lands in Central Europe to his brother Ferdinand (who became the Holy Roman Emperor)
Charles V
Charles V gave Spain , the Netherlands, and some southern Italian states and Spain overseas empire to his 29 year old son named
Philip
ruled for 42 years and expanded Spanish Influence strengthened the Catholic Church, and made his own power absolute (in part to silver from the Spanish colonies). also centralized power, he was devout and ambitious he devoted most of his time to government work
Philip II
a ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people
Absolute Monarch
Philip fought many wars as he attempted to advance Spanish Catholic power
Battles in the Mediterranean and Netherlands
Spain and its Italian allies soundly defeated an Ottoman fleet off the coast of Greece
Battle of Lepanto
She secretly supported the Dutch against against Spain. She encouraged English Captains such as Francis Drake (known as sea dogs) to
plunder Spanish Treasure ships and loot Spanish cities in the Americas
Queen Elizabethb
sailed with more than 130 ships, 20,000 men, and 2,400 pieces of artillery they were confident with victory this did not pass the English Channel, lumbering Spanish ships were outmaneuvered by the lighter faster English ships, the armada scattered and limped home in defeat
Spanish Armada
was an enthusiastic patron of the arts and also founded academies of science and mathematics
Philip
was born a peasant as birthwrote more than 1,500 plays including witty comedies and actionpacked romances
Lope de Vega
was the most important writer of Spain’s golden age he wrote Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
which pokes fun at medieval tales of chivalry and is considered to be Europe’s first modern novel
Don Quixote
