Post on 10-Jun-2015
Siglo de Oro
Escorial
Escorial – palace, monastery, mausoleum
Peter Brueghel The Massacre of the Innocents
The Peter Brueghel painting (circa 1569) shown above depicts the massacre of villagers in
A. The Netherlands by Spanish troops
B. Russia by Ottoman troops
C. Spain by English troops
D. France by Swedish troops
E. Hungary by Austrian troops
First cousins
Prince of Parma
Union of Utrect
Dutch Republic/Holland/Netherlands
“Spanish Main”
Sir Francis Drake
Armada
“Protestant Wind”
12 Year’s Truce
1995-1999 AP exam:
By the early seventeenth century, which of the following European nations was the greatest commercial power in Europe?
A. England B. France C. The Netherlands
D. Spain E. Sweden
1985-1988 AP exam:
In the late seventeenth century, which of the following countries led continental Europe in shipbuilding, navigation, and commerce and banking
A. France B. Russia C. The Netherlands
D. Denmark E. Spain