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,