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Questions 4–6 refer to the images.

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“Double Excelente,” Issued by the Seville Mint in Spain in 1475
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4. The coin reflects which of the following trends in the political development of

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European states in the fifteenth century?

(A) Limitations on the ability of nobles to establish legislative, judicial, and executive
authority under the new monarchies
(B) Growing independence of nobles, who established greater authority over the

decisions of monarchs, including their marriages

(C) Increasing support for the participation of women in politics

(D) Tendency of monarchs to lose power over time as they married outside of their
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5. The developments reflected in the coin led to
(A) greater independence for separate Spanish kingdoms such as Castile, Aragon, and

Navarre.

(B) conquest and incorporation of Granada into the Spanish kingdom, completing the
reconquista.

(C) weakening influence of the church on the development of the Spanish monarchy.
(D) failure of the Spanish monarchy to expand power outside of Spanish lands in Europe.

6. How did the developments illustrated in the coin impact marginalized groups in

Spain?

(A) Strengthening laws protected the rights of Jews inside Spanish lands.

(B) Laws were established to protect the rights of women to own and inherit property.
(C) Strengthening policies supported the rights of Muslims to have freedom of worship.

(D) Establishment of the Spanish Inquisition led to the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

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