The Rise of the State

It emerged in the sixteenth and seventeenth century as a system of centralized rule (correct)

It emerged in the fifteenth century as a system of overlapping authority.

It emerged in the seventeenth century as a system of decentralized rule

It emerged in the nineteenth century as a system of centralized rule

The Church was subordinated by the state in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. (correct)

The Church played a key role in the decentralization of power in Europe

The Church was instrumental in establishing the principle of territorial sovereignty.

The Church emerged as the principal actor in domestic and international affairs.

It formalized the modern notion of statehood by establishing the state as the principal actor in domestic and international affairs. (correct)

It ended the Thirty Years' War in the eighteenth century.

It decentralized power in Europe by establishing competing and overlapping authority systems.

It subordinated the state to the Church.