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Fill in the Blanks Quiz



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Question 1.
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The dictum that all states accepted in the sixteenth century was "one king, one , one law." 

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Question 2.
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French Calvinists were referred to as

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Question 3.
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The Catholic plot to assassinate Huguenot leaders was put into effect during the massacre. 

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The extreme Catholic party in France organized the

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The Spanish , a flotilla of over one hundred ships, attempted to restore Philip II's influence in England. 

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The revolt of the Netherlands was an attempt to gain independence from

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The leader of the Protestant forces in the revolt of the Netherlands was

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The failure of the dynasty allowed the Polish aristocracy to elect a successor to the throne. 

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By 1601 the crown of Muscovy was plunged into a crisis of legitimacy known as the

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Question 10.
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Sweden attempted to extend its control over territories bordering the sea. 

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The was a maritime state that expanded overseas, largely at the expense of Spain and Portugal. 

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Question 12.
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Protestant rebels in Bohemia threw representatives of Ferdinand Habsburg out of a window during an incident called the of Prague. 

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The Thirty Years' War began after of the Palatinate took the Protestant offer of the throne of Bohemia. 

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Question 14.
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The most successful Protestant commander during the Thirty Years' War was of Sweden. 

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The last stage of the Thirty Years' War was fought between and Spain in the Spanish Netherlands. 

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