Refuerzo Semana Santa Geography and History 2º ESO

Os dejo una serie de preguntas tipo examen que os pueden ayudar a preparar el examen de recuperación del 2º trimestre:

El día del examen de recuperación me tenéis que entregar estas preguntas resueltas.

Good luck!!!!

Un abrazo, que paséis felices vacaciones.

Elena.


1. Compare the following terms:

• Renaissance - Humanism
• Reformation - Counter-Reformation
• Quattrocento - High Renaissance

2. True or false? Correct the false sentences:

a) Humanism was based on the study of the human being

b) King Henry VIII broke with the Papacy when the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catalina de Aragón.

c) A German theologian Johh Calvin was the founder of Calvinism

d) The Council of Trent confirmed Catholic Doctrine and papal authority.

3. Why was the printing press so important?

4. What were Lutero´s ideas on the following subjects?

- Salvation 

- Preaching

- Sacraments

5. What do you think the words Quatroccento and Cinquecento mean in Italian?

6. What was the Renaissance?

7.  What was the origin of this term?

8. What were the main principles of humanism? 

9. Why did humanist ideas spread quickly through Europe?

Possible test questions 3rd Evaluation Test:

• FELIPE III  (1598-1621), FELIPE IV (1621-1665), CARLOS II (1665-1700) REIGNS:

1. Which was the role of the "valido"? Describe all the "validos" of Felipe III and Felipe IV.
2. Why was the expulsion of the moriscos in 1609 so disastrous? Who was the King who order this?
3. What was Felipe III´s foreign policy?
4. What was the "Union of Arms"?; Who promoted it?
5. Who was involved in the War of Spanish Succesion?
6. Who was Carlos II´s inheritor?; Did he belonge Habsburg dynasty?; Do you know who choose the next king of Spain after Carlos II?

• THE THIRTY YEAR´S WAR (1618-1648) and the TREATY OF WESTPHALIA (1648):

1. How did this important war start in 1618?    "Answer: Thirty Years’ War, (1618–48), in European history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of Europe, and, when it ended with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the map of Europe had been irrevocably changed".
2. How did this important war finish in 1648?; Do you know the name of the Treaty that was signed?
3. Was this Treaty important?; Why?; Which were the consequences of this Treaty for all Europe and specially Spain?; who was the main beneficiary?
4. What was the Tratado de los Pirineos in 1659?

• ABSOLUTE MONARCHY IN FRANCE AND CONSEQUENTLY IN EUROPE:

1. Who was the father of the Absolutism in France?
2. Why did he call himself "The Sun King"?; Which was his most famous declaration?

• POLITICAL CHANGE IN ENGLAND:

1. What was "La Revolución Gloriosa de 1688"?; Explain what was "The Bill of Rights"?
2. Was the political evolution of France and England similar?

• THE ANCIEN RÉGIME AND THE AGE OF THE ENLIGHTMENT:

1. Explain the following concepts.:

• Ancien régime
• Estates
• Tithes
• Divine right
• Executive, legislative, judiciary
• Triangular Social Pyramide
• Privileged people
• Underprivileged people
• Bourgeoisie
• Enlightenment,