Question

social crises, war, and revolution
directions: fill in the blanks below as you read section 2
from 1560 to 1650, europe experienced an economic slowdown. spains economy dependent on imported (1) _____________, was falling. a growing population demanding land and food led to (2) ___________. spains economy was seriously falling by the 1640s due to (3) ___________ producing less silver, fleets subject to (4) ___________ attacks, and the loss of muslim and jewish (5) ___________ and (6) _____________.
during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, more than a hundred thousand people were charged with (7) _____________. under intense torture accused witches usually (8) ___________ to a number of practices. by 1650, people were finding it (9) _____________ to believe in the old view of a world haunted by evil spirits.
(10) _____________ played an important role in the outbreak of the thirty years war, as well as (11) ___________ and (12) ___________ motives. the peace of (13) _____________ stated that all german states, including the calvinist ones, could determine their own religion.
at the core of the english revolution was the struggle between king and (14) _____________ to determine what role each should play in governing england. james i of england believed kings receive their (15) ___________ from god and are responsible only to him. parliament proved victorious due largely to the new model of army of (16) _____________.
dutch leader william of (17) _____________ and his wife (18) ___________ raised an army and invaded england in 1688. with almost no bloodshed, england had undergone a \(19) ___________.\ as william and mary took the english throne, they accepted a bill of rights setting forth (20) _____________ right to make laws and levy taxes.

Explanation:

This is a historical - fill - in - the - blank exercise. The answers are based on historical events and knowledge from the 16th - 17th centuries in Europe, including economic, social, religious, and political aspects. For example, Spain's economy was related to silver imports, there were witch - hunts, and significant events like the Thirty Years' War and the English Revolution are mentioned.

Answer:

(1) silver
(2) food shortages and land disputes
(3) silver mines
(4) pirate
(5) artisans
(6) merchants
(7) witchcraft
(8) confessed
(9) harder
(10) Religion
(11) territorial
(12) political
(13) Westphalia
(14) Parliament
(15) power
(16) Oliver Cromwell
(17) Orange
(18) Mary
(19) Glorious Revolution
(20) Parliament's