UD11. 1. What new monarchy did the Catholic Monarchs establish?

How many kingdoms was the Iberian Peninsula divided into in the Middle Ages?

• Two

• Five

• Six

What happened to the peninsular kingdoms after the marriage between Ferdinand of Aragón and Isabella of Castile?

• They fell under the rule of the Kingdom of Aragón

• They fell under the rule of the Kingdom of Castile

• They fell under the joint rule of a dynastic monarchy

In which areas did the Catholic Monarchs work together?

• In the armed struggle against the Habsburgs

• In the political, economic and cultural unification of their kingdoms

• In foreign policy and religious and military matters

What kind of union was formed between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragón?

• A dynastic union

• A religious union

• A territorial union

What was the union between the kingdoms used for?

• To isolate France and strengthen their control of Europe

• To find partners for their Atlantic expansion

• To obtain money and invest in the conquest of America

Mark the areas conquered by the Catholic Monarchs in the Mediterranean and Atlantic

• America

• Algiers and Bugia

• Egypt

• Greece

• The Canary Islands

Mark the areas conquered by the Catholic Monarchs in the Mediterranean and Atlantic

• Roussillon and Cerdanya

• Melilla

• Naples

• Orán

• Palestine

Organise the following facts in chronological order:

A. Ferdinand becomes king of Aragon.

B. Ferdinand recovers the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya.

C. Granada becomes part of the Kingdom of Castile.

D. Isabella becomes Queen of Castile and a five-year civil war begins.

E. The future Catholic Monarchs unite in marriage.

• A - B - C - D - E

• E - D - A - C - B

• E - D - B - C - A

• D - E - B - A - C

Organise the following facts in chronological order:

F. Algiers and Bugia are conquered.

G. Ferdinand defeats the French in Naples.

H. Melilla is conquered.

I. Navarre joins the Kingdom of Castile.

J. Orán is conquered.

K. The conquest of the Canary Islands ends.

• F - G - H - I - J - K

• J - F - I - K - H

• H - K - I - F - J

• K - H - G - J - F - I

Castile and Aragón were united when the rule of Isabella and Ferdinand began in 1469.

• True

• False