Spanish and Portuguese explorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
A) helped soothe the Catholic-Protestant division within Christianity.
B) prompted immediate competition from England and France.
C) retarded the growth of western European economies.
D) shifted commercial power from Mediterranean ports to those of the Atlantic.
Answer: D
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a. About 60 million in 1368 to 150 million in 1600, and about 300 million by 1800. b. About 60 million in 1368 to 100 million in 1500, to about 200 million by 1800. c. About 60 million in 1368 to 200 million in 1500, to about 250 million by 1800. d. About 60 million in 1368 to 75 million in 1500, to about 400 million by 1800.
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A) a powerful parliament B) a liberal constitution C) a strong military D) a weak monarchy