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The 17th Century

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  • In Spain, the lower impoverished nobility are also called __________.
    hidalgos
  • In _____________ Europe, the economy barely recovered.
    Southern Catholic
  • The __________ formed the majority of the population, whose situation was very precarious in society.
    peasants
  • During the agriculture crisis in Spain, ____________ are people from a low social class who manage to survive by deceiving and cheating others.
    Picaros
  • The ________ bourgeoisie included artisans, small-scale traders and labourers.
    petite
  • When monarchs increased the taxes of peasants and bourgeoisie, violent ___________ broke out during times of bad harvests.
    social revolts
  • The _________ bourgeoisie consisted of important traders, bankers and high public officials.
    haute
  • In ______________ Europe, bourgeois traders prospered through the craft and trade industries
    Atlantic Protestant
  • During the second half of the 17th century, the _________ industry grew in some countries such as England and Holland.
    textile
  • In the second half of the 17th century, the situation _______ slightly.
    improved
  • In 1643, the French Army defeated the Spanish troops at the Battle of ________.
    Rocroi
  • In the 17th century, the route to the Americas was constantly under threat from ________ and smugglers.
    pirates
  • During the second half of the 17th century, the monarch intervened in the economy and implemented the __________ system.
    mercantile
  • After signing the peace treaty, ________ became the dominant state on the Baltic Coast.
    Sweden
  • The subsistence crisis in the 17th century caused a hunger spread that resulted in a decrease in the population or a ___________ decline.
    demographic
  • The _______________ took place between 1618 and 1648 and was caused by the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire.
    Thirty Years' War
  • Spain had one of the largest _________ in Europe. The Church continued to play a very important role in society.
    clergies
  • The __________ are people in Spanish society who paid taxes such as the bourgeoisie, the poor and peasants
    pecheros
  • _____________ are large agricultural estates that resulted from peasants selling their land to the nobility.
    latifundios
  • The expulsion of the ________ in 1609 had a very negative effect on Spain's agriculture.
    Moriscos
  • The signing of the ________________ in 1648 ended the Thirty Years' war.
    Peace of Westphalia
  • To prevent a Catholic victory, the Lutheran King of __________ intervened in the Thirty Years' War.
    Denmark
  • In the 17th century, there was an ________ crisis.
    Agricultural
  • During the Thirty Years' War, there was a protestant uprising in ________.
    Bohemia