Developments Which Marked the Beginning of the Modern Period of Western

question 42

Multiple Choice

Developments which marked the beginning of the modern period of Western Europe around the year 1500 did not include which of the following?

• A) The rise of nation states and decline in power of the feudal nobility
• B) The Protestant Reformation
• C) Creation of national markets, commercial growth and exploration abroad
• D) The rise of Islam to centralized power in North America

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