The development of Spain included all the following EXCEPT
a. continued regionalism even after the unification of Aragon and Castile.
b. the strategic use of marriage for state development.
c. an extremely powerful church that came to dominate the state.
d. the creation of a Spanish identity based on purity of blood and religion.
e. a centuries-long campaign to expel the Muslims for the Iberian Peninsula.
c
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A) weakening the power of the traditional nobility B) requiring them to pay import duties and taxes C) abolishing the oppressive system of serfdom D) guaranteeing their legal rights over their serfs
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A) Angola B) Egypt C) Ethiopia D) Algeria
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