1. what resulted from louis xiv’s constant pursuit of warfare?
france conquered all of europe.
louis was overthrown by england.
france was left deeply in debt.
french aristocrats were able to set up a parliament.

2. during the 1600s, england put more power in the hands of an elected parliament. what did france do?

france followed the english example.
france put more power in the hands of its aristocracy.
france put more power in the hands of its monarchy.
france gave power to a series of weak kings.

the greatest accomplishment of philip ii of spain was to

invade and occupy england.
end taxation in his kingdom.
preside over the growth of a large empire.
spread the teachings of the reformation.

1. The correct answer is: “France was left deeply in debt.”

Louis XIV wanted France to be the biggest European nation, because of this he pursued many wars, such as The War of Devolution, The Franco-Dutch War, and The Nine Years War. But to remain at war France needed the money and this caused the exhaustion of France’s finances.

2. The correct answer is: “France put more power in the hands of its monarchy.”

While England started to remove absolute power from monarchy, France went on the other way, giving more power to the hands of the monarchy because French Aristocrats needed monarchy to maintain their privileges. This ended up being one of the causes of the French Revolution.

3. The correct answer is: “preside over the growth of a large empire.”

Philip II of Spain had many accomplishments, he stopped the growth of the Ottoman Empire in the West Mediterranean area, he defeated the French army. During his reign, Spain was in it’s Golden Age and because of that, he is known as to preside the empire.

the year 2019 marks the 2115th anniversary of his birth.

the use of email to replace slower surface mail.