| A | B |
|---|
| Golden Age | 1550 to 1650 |
| Habsburg | Austrian dynasty |
| Conference of Augsburg | recognized rights of Protestants |
| Treaty of Utrecht | stated that Spain and France could never again be united under one ruler |
| Spanish Armada | famous, almost invincible fleet of Spanish ships |
| Borbón | dynasty that linked Spain with France |
| War of Succession | fights over who was the legitimate ruler of Spain |
| Carlos II | el Hechizado and last ruler of Spanish Habsburgs |
| Juana la Loca | daughter of Fernando and Isabel who was imprisoned for most of her life |
| Felipe V | grandson of French Louis XIV |
| Torquemada | first Inguisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition |
| Carlos I | grandson of Fernando and Isabel who became Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as well as king of Spain |
| Carlos III | most intelligent Borbón king of Spain |
| Felipe II | invaded Portugal and controlled the Spanish Armada |
| Carlos V | Carlos I as Holy Roman Emperor |
| Catholic Kings | Fernando and Isabel |
| Reconquista | fight to regain control of Spain from Arab rule |
| 1492 | Granada is conquered marking the end of Arab rule |
| conversos | Jews who converted to Christianity |
| moriscos | Muslims who converted to Christianity |
| Cristóbal Colón | discoverer of America |
| La Santa María, La Niña, La Pinta | Columbus´ships |
| Felipe el Hermoso | husband of Juana la Loca |
| Karl V | title Carlos I held as king of Germany |
| Palace of Tordesillas | prison for Juana la Loca |
| Padilla, Bravo, Maldonado | Spanish nobles who revolted against Carlos I who used Spanish money to settle disputes in Germany |
| Battle of San Quentín | Spain wiped out the French army |
| Battle of Lepanto | Spain, Venice and the Pope defeated the Turks |
| Sir Francis Drake | defeated the Spanish Armada |
| Felipe III and Felipe IV | incompetent Spanish kings |
| Cervantes | wrote the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha |
| el Greco | Golden Age artist |
| monastery at El Escorial | example of Golden Age architecture |
| Salic Law | prohibited women from reigning |
| Spanish Inquisition | religious movement to expel all non-Christians from Spain in hope of unity |
