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The English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588:
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encouraged English nationalism and anti-Catholic prejudices in Great

Britain

The first of the European monarchies to be afflicted with internal religious conflict
after the Peace of Augsburg was:
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France

William of Orange ("William the Silent") fought during the religious wars to free
the Netherlands from:
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Catholic rule under the Spanish.

The higher prices and taxes in England after 1600 contributed significantly to:
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the willingness of English peasants to become indenture servants and go

to the Americas.

The Thirty Years' War created the greatest devastation in:

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Germany

In the face of such religious and political strife Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes in
their own way speculated on the legitimate sources of political power and
authority and were early examples of:
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the development of "political science."

The English Civil War was caused by:

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the impolitic actions of the Stuart monarchs.

religious hostilities between Catholics and Protestants and different kinds
of Protestants.
disputes between Parliament and the king over taxation and political
rights.
a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of
government.
all of the possible answers are correct

Europe, between the mid-sixteenth and the mid-seventeenth centuries,

witnessed:
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religious war, political rebellions and economic crises.

Baroque refers to a style of art that:

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glorified the Catholic world view.

The Edict of Nantes:

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recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France.