How did the search for maritime trade routes to Asia affect the growth of European empires?(1 point)
Responses
It had little impact on the growth of European empires because trade was not very profitable.
It had little impact on the growth of European empires because trade was not very profitable.
The countries with the most land space in Europe were the most successful at building empires.
The countries with the most land space in Europe were the most successful at building empires.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
The cost of getting spices from Asia made some countries decide that global expansion was not worthwhile.
Several European nations began building overseas empires so they could access valuable trade goods such as spices.
In what types of businesses did European intellectual communities begin to develop in early modern European cities?(1 point)
Responses
government institutions
government institutions
churches
churches
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
trading outposts
coffeehouses
How did the Reconquista lead to the age of exploration?(1 point)
Responses
It made Italy strong enough to push beyond Europe.
It made Italy strong enough to push beyond Europe.
It started a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
It started a crusade against the Ottoman Empire.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
It motivated France to try to get ahead of Spain and Portugal in exploration.
It made Spain strong enough to push outward from Europe after centuries of war.
How did the Spanish treatment of Indigenous people improve over time?(1 point)
Responses
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The king reformed the encomienda system and the Dominicans changed how they spread Christianity in Central America.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish became more convinced that they could treat the Indigenous people any way they wanted.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
The Spanish increased the number of missionaries in the Americas.
Spanish settlers with encomiendas began to treat the Indigenous people better because they thought it was the right thing to do.