Which statement BEST describes the relationship between technology and European exploration? (2 points)
A. Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.
B. • Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
C. O European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
D.• European technological advances were slow and often prone to failure during long voyages.
B. Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
Which African kingdom was a center for education and commerce before the transatlantic slave trade? (1 point)
A. Spain
B. Ghana
C. England
D. Portugal
B. Ghana
The Protestant Reformation BEST illustrates which of the following reasons for major shifts in religious beliefs? Choose ONE answer. (1 point)
A.• When critics point out problems in religious teachings, churches lead the way in correcting those issues.
B. O Religious institutions failures to respond to ideas for change cause people to seek or create new institutions.
C. • Major shifts in religious beliefs happen when people realize that their church has flaws.
C. • Major shifts in religious beliefs happen when people realize that their church has flaws.
Which of the following is an effect of Portugal developing the caravel? (1 point)
A. • Portugal became Europe's first maritime empire.
B. © The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
C. • The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula.
A. • Portugal became Europe's first maritime empire.
How did the translation of Greek and Roman texts by Muslim scholars cause the growth of Europe during the Renaissance? (1 point)
A. O These translations inspired Europeans to call for the Catholic Church to be reformed.
B. These works inspired Europeans to include Muslim religious themes in their art.
C. • These translations led to Islamic ideas becoming an important part of European society.
D. • These translations fueled the Renaissance, a movement that grew scientific, artistic, and philosophic thought in Europe.
D. • These translations fueled the Renaissance, a movement that grew scientific, artistic, and philosophic thought in Europe.
New forms of Christianity caused warfare, leading to a decrease in stability in Western Europe because of death, different beliefs, and the cost of war
A. True
B. False