TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.

Growth of Spanish Power

TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.

Objectives

Students will analyze and describe the rise and

fall of Spanish power.

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Homework

Section 1 Summary

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Terms and People

Hapsburg empire Central European empire that

in the 1500s included the Holy Roman Empire and
the Netherlands

Charles V ruler of the Hapsburg empire beginning

in 1519

Philip II son of Charles V, who began his 42-year

reign in 1556 and made Spain the foremost power
in Europe

absolute monarch a ruler with complete

authority over the government and the lives of the
people

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Terms and People (continued)

divine right the belief that a rulers authority

comes directly from God

armada a fleet of ships

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How did Philip II extend Spains power

and help establish a golden age?
Spain emerged as the first modern European
power during the 1500s.
After Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand unified
the country, Philip II expanded Spanish
influence and helped foster a Spanish golden
age by supporting the arts.

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Charles I became king of Spain in 1516 and

heir to the Hapsburg empire in 1519.
As Hapsburg emperor, he took
the name Charles V and began
the difficult task of ruling two
empires.
Charles, a devout Catholic,
engaged in constant war to
suppress Protestantism in
Germany and push back the
Muslim Ottomans advancing
into Europe from Turkey.

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The task of ruling two scattered empires

proved impossible for Charles V.

He gave up his crown, divided his sizable empire,

and entered a monastery in 1556.

Charles gave Spain, the Netherlands, and

Spains overseas empire to his son Philip, who
became known as Philip II.

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Philip II expanded
Spanish influence
and power during
his 42-year reign.
One of his main
goals was to
advance Spanish
Catholic power
in Europe.
He fought many
wars to this end.

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Philip reigned as an absolute monarch, with

complete authority over Spain.
He devoted most of his
time to governing and
made every part of the
government responsible
to him
Philip asserted that he
ruled by divine right. He
believed his right to rule
came from God.

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Philip fought wars in the Mediterranean

and the Netherlands.
His goal was to keep the Ottomans at bay.
In 1571, Spain defeated an Ottoman fleet off
the coast of Greece.
Philip also
battled rebels in
the Netherlands
for many years.

Protestants there
opposed Philips
efforts to crush
their faith.

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Philip began
to see Queen
Elizabeth I
of England
as his main
Protestant
enemy.

In 1588,
he sent
a huge
armada
to invade
England.

The mission
failed, however,
because Spanish
ships were
outmaneuvered
by faster English
ships.

What was left of the mighty Spanish armada

retreated back to Spain.

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The defeat of the Spanish armada marked the

beginning of the end of Spains glory.
Philips successors did not rule as well as he did.
Spain also suffered from economic problems,
such as costly foreign wars and high taxes.
A reliance on treasure from the Americas led
Spain to neglect farming and commerce.
The expulsion of Muslims and Jews deprived
Spain of many skilled artisans and merchants.
In the 1600s and 1700s, other European fleets
arose and surpassed Spains power.

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Absolutism Project
Choose a ruler!
France: Louis XIV
Russia: Ivan the Terrible or, Peter the Great or, Catherine the Great
Austria: Maria Theresa
England: James I, Charles I
Spain: Philip II
Prussia: Fredrick the Great
Use encyclopedia.com or wikipedia.com