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Fill in the Blanks Quiz



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Question 1.
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When he failed to secure an annulment to his first marriage, Henry VIII dissolved England's ties to the . 

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Question 2.
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Small Portugese ships were known as . 

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Question 3.
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The European demand for from the East spurred voyages of discovery. 

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The country that made the first voyages of discovery was . 

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From their discoveries in Africa, the Portuguese gained two valuable commodities: gold and . 

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captained the first crew to circumnavigate the globe. 

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Hernando Cortés was responsible for the conquest of the Empire. 

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Francisco Pizarro was responsible for the conquest of the Empire of Peru. 

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Spain and Portugal are located on the Peninsula. 

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The fall of allowed the rulers of Muscovy to become heads of the Orthodox Church. 

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Question 11.
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The hereditary nobility of Muscovy were called . 

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Question 12.
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Henry VII was the first member of the dynasty in England. 

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The ability of the kings of England to tax was limited by , a representative institution. 

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, Henry VIII's chief minister, is credited with establishing departments of state coordinated through the Privy Council. 

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The dukes of were the greatest threat to the unification of France. 

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The king of France most associated with the process of unification was . 

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The was the attempt of the Christian Spanish monarchs to drive the Muslims from Spain. 

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Both the kings of France and Spain had remote but legitimate claims to the kingdom of in southern Italy. 

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Francis I of France was captured at the battle of . 

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The long Italian Wars were finally brought to a halt by the Treaty of . 

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