2º ESO: CORRECT POINTS 4-5, UNIT 10

WHAT WAS PHILIP II´S REIGN LIKE?

• When did Charles V abdicated?
• IN 1556
• What territories did his son, Philip II, recieve?
• SPAIN, ITALY AND FLANDERS
• Make a diagram of the possessions of Philip II´s empire?
• SPAIN
• THE LOW COUNTRIES
• A LARGE PART OF ITALY AND OTHER TERRITORIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE
• THE CASTILIAN EMPIRE IN THE AMERICAS
• NUMEROUS POSSESSIONS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE FAR EAST.
• Why did Philip II claim the right of the Portuguese crown?
• BECAUSE HE WAS SON OF A PORTUGUESE PRINCESS, AND THE KING OF PORTUGAL DIED IN 1580 LEAVING NO HEIRS.
• What Portuguese possessions did the gain?
• THE PORTUGUESE CROWN (PORTUGAL, LANDS IN AFRICA AND ASIA, AND BRASIL)
• Where did he install his court?
• IN MADRID
• Where did he rule his territories from? Why?
• FROM MADRID, BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED SPAIN TO BE THE CENTRE OF HIS MONARCHY.
• What was the name of Philip II´s reign?
• HISPANIC MONARCHY
• What were the two main objectives of Philip II´s policies?
• TO PRESERVE HIS TERRITORIES
• TO DEFEND CATHOLICISM
• What did he do to defend Catholicism?
• THE KING REFUSED TO GIVE HIS SUBJECTS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND SUPPRESED PROTESTANTISM. THE INQUISITION ACTED HARSHLY AGAINST HERETICS, AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE GREW.
• What were the Low Countries and other countries´ reaction?
• THEY DECLARED THE WAR AGAINST PHILIP II
• Name the problems during Philip II´s reign.
• WAR WITH FRANCE
• CONFRONTATION WITH THE TURKS
• REVOLT IN THE LOW COUNTRIES
• CONFRONTATION WITH ENGLAND
• Explain the confrontation with the Turks.
• STUDY THE POINT ON PAGE 99
• Explain the revolt in the Low Countries.
• STUDY THE POINT ON PAGE 99
• Explain the Confrontation with England.
• STUDY THE POINT ON PAGE 99