What Factors Combined to Make Spain One of the Most

question 52

Multiple Choice

What factors combined to make Spain one of the most powerful European states in the sixteenth century?

• A)The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabel of Castile
• B)Expulsion of the Muslims from Spain in 1492
• C)Spain's influence with the Catholic church
• D)Political alliances with the Abbasid Caliphate
• E)Being the center of intellectual development in Europe

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