After 1700, When a Branch of the Bourbon Family Succeeded

question 21

Multiple Choice

After 1700, when a branch of the Bourbon family succeeded the Habsburgs to the throne of Spain, Spain:

• A) suffered increasingly from economic decline.
• B) was increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe.
• C) experienced more efficient administration.
• D) became more decentralized as the estates of Aragon and Valencia acquired more autonomy from Madrid.

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Definitions:

Thoracic Region

The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen, housing the chest organs, including the heart and lungs.

Vertebra

One of the individual bones that stack to form the vertebral column (spine), providing structural support and protecting the spinal cord.

Parietal Bone

A bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull.