HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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What monarch was largely responsible for exploration and colonization of the New World in the 16th century?
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Charles V
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Philip III
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Vincent Andrew I
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Louis XIV
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This Spanish king, Charles I, also Duke of Burgundy, head of the Hapsburg dynasty, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and controller of the lands in the New World that the Spanish conquistadors were taking, was a powerful ruler hampered mainly by the extent of his domains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charles’s claim to universal rule is also evident in his attempts to solve the confessional conflict. The emperor wanted to effect a radical reform of the Church and saw himself as an impartial arbiter seeking to preserve the unity of Christendom.
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