Independent states unified under a weak central government would generally be part of a "confederate government," but of course the specific weakness of the central government can vary greatly.
Answer:
Are you sure 1965 is right?? Could it be 1865? I think you are looking for the Gilded Age from late 1860s to 1900.
Explanation:
Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs because of his warfare and the skills that they were able to improve back when they defeated the Moores
The gradual decline of the Roman Empire ushered in an era of European history called the Middle Ages, or the medieval period
The item that was NOT a cause of the Reformation:
C. The desire to spread Islam to Western Europe.
Further details:
The Roman Catholic Church failed to provide much hope or comfort to people during the years of the 100 Years War and the devastation of the Black Death. Corruption within the church only became worse in the years that followed, and people were wanting change. Coupled with that were new ideas and challenges being posed by the start of the Scientific Revolution. Martin Luther, whose activity sparked the Reformation, was a contemporary of Nicolaus Copernicus, whose work sparked the Scientific Revolution.