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1) because of the influence of john Calvin , protestant churches developed in which of the following countries?

A) Sweden, France, the Netherlands
B) Sweden, Scotland, Italy
C)Italy, Spain, Scotland
D)Portugal,France, and the Netherlands

2) what was not a result of king Henry VIII's request to the pope to cancel his marriage ?
A)Henry VIII broke with then roman catholic church.
B) Henry VIII started the protestant church of england
C) Henry VIII caused Phillip of Spain to send the Spanish armada
D) Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and remarried

3) why was mercantilism important to the European nations?

A) gold sent home from the colonies was given to the various churches.
B)gold sent home from the colonies was given to the royal treasuries
C)gold sent home from the colonies was given to wealthy landowners
D)gold sent home from the colonies was given to the business owners.

4)which nation became protestant because its ruler wanted a divorce that the pope would not grant?

A)france
B)spain
C)italy
D)england

5) which is true about the battle of the Spanish armada?

A) England's smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.
B)the battle took place off the coast of the Netherlands
C) none of the Spanish ships returned home to Spain
D)Phillip II of Spain wanted to force Henry VIII of England off the throne.

John Calvin initially started his missionary efforts in France (since it's the country where he's born. After his books were published he managed to spread his influence in Netherlands, Germany , and Sweden. He later on failed to spread his influence to other Scandinavian country due to the popularity of the Lutheran church.

2.C. Henry VIII caused Phillip of Spain to send the Spanish armada

At that time, Phillip of Spain want to spread the influence of Protestantism to England, but his effort was prevented by Queen Elizabeth I. The reason why Phillip of Spain send large number of Spanish Armada is to overthrew queen Elizabeth I.

3.B. gold sent home from the colonies was given to the royal treasuries

Mercantilism refers to the ideology that belie in order to increase a country's strength, that country need to increase the exports and sell their products to other countries.

This become the reason why European empires at that time colonize other weaker countries. They take the resource in colonized nations for production and sell their products to the people in the colonized country. The gold that they obtain is given back to royal treasuries to increase its power.

4.D. england

By the time Henry VIII held the position as ruler of England, He requested the pope to grant him divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Bolyn. At that time, the pope rejected the request and this make Henry infuriated. AS a result, he announce the separation from Catholic church from England and established Protestantism as the national religion.

5.A. England's smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.

At that time, England manage to develop smaller , faster ships that can carry a lot of weight. This make their ships become harder to hit and able to carry larger number of Guns/Canons. The Spanish Fleet was left in disarray after receiving the attacks from the Royal Navy.

Even until today, The Royal Navy of England is still regarded as the best in the world due to their constant advancement in naval technology.