WHI.12 Study Guide

Who helped expand the Spanish Empire into the Western Hemisphere?

• Charles V

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which two countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War?

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Germany and Italy

• Russia and Poland

In Russia, the Orthodox Church influenced which one of the following? Taoism, Unification, Catholicism, humanism (Slide 22)

• Taoism

• Unification

• Catholicism

• Humanism

Who signed the Magna Carta, limiting the King’s Power?

• King John

• King Henry VIII

• King Richard III

• King Edward I

The unification of Spain was achieved under which Spanish monarchs?

• Charles V and Philip II

• Ferdinand II and Isabella I

• Philip IV and Charles II

• Alfonso XIII and Juan Carlos I

Hugh Capet was a ruler of which region?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Germany

-Ferdinand and Isabella unify a nation.

-Finance exploration by Christopher Columbus

-Charles V expands empire in the Western Hemisphere

These events occurred in the nation state of?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Italy

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Limited the power of the king and established certain legal rights

• Granted the king absolute power over his subjects

• Established the first democratic government

• Created a new religion in England

Which city became the capital for the Russian Empire under the czars?

• Moscow

• Saint Petersburg

• Kiev

• Novgorod

The use of “common law” began during the reign of which English monarch?

• Henry II

• William the Conqueror

• Edward I

• Richard the Lionheart