Spanish Inquisition Flashcards
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want for the Jews in Spain?
They wanted the Jews in Spain to convert to Christianity or leave the country.
What’s the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do to make sure all the Jewish people of Spain left?
They banned all other religions that were not Christianity
What did the King and Queen create to make sure that Christianity was the only religion in Spain?
They created the Spanish Inquisition.
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
And organization of priests that looked for and punished anyone in Spain that was secretly practicing another religion.
How did the inquisitors get a confession?
They tortured them, and usually they were innocent.
What were the Inquisition squads called?
Tribunals.
Who is the grand inquisitor?
The boss, he says who will be tortured, what torture is used, and for how long.
True or false there were only two inquisitors.
False, the minimum was two extra.
What did the scribe do?
He wrote down everything that was going on, including the confession and when.
Was there a doctor there?
Yes, he was there to monitor the subject’s health.
Name in order from highest position to least the people in the tribunal.
- The grand inquisitor, or the boss.
- The two other inquisitors.
- The scribe.
- The doctor.
- The torturer.
What happens if someone in the tribunal was found guilty?
They were sentenced in a public ceremony.
Approximately how many people died during the Spanish Inquisition?
Approximately 3400.
Who became rulers after the Christians got control of Spain from the Muslims?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
