After 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

After 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

A) became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees.
B) was not really and empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states.
C) became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia.
D) continued to acknowledge the temporal power of the pope.
E) was ruled by the Bourbons.