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
A. True
Which of these statements BEST describes how Leonardo da Vinci contributed to a more stable Western European society during the
Renaissance? (2 points)
A. Da Vinci's scientific interests allowed him to create the heliocentric theory that led to the scientific revolution.
B. • Da Vinci's religious art brought the Catholic Church and northern European clerics who questioned its power and wealth closer together.
C. O Da Vinci's scientific interests led to his work in improving caravels that enriched some European nations through new overseas trade routes and colonies.
D. • Da Vinci's religious art glorified the Catholic Church and allowed it to assert more authority over much of Western Europe.
D. • Da Vinci's religious art glorified the Catholic Church and allowed it to assert more authority over much of Western Europe.
How did the Counter-Reformation in Europe most impact the settlement of European colonies in the Americas? (1 point)
A. • The Catholic Church created special settlements in the Americas for non-Catholics who were being persecuted by various European monarchs.
B. Catholic persecutions of Protestants in England led to the Great Puritan Migration to New England during the 1600s.
C. Catholic monarchs in France and Spain financed special voyages to the Americas to give non-Catholic Protestants and Jews opportunities to freely practice their religions without persecution.
D. • Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
D. • Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Why is lion Baruta's book, A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of the Cities and the Marvels of Traveling, so important to historians?
A. • It describes places in Africa
B. • It reveals secrets of his faith.
C. • It gives insight into the world of Islam.
D. • It explains battle tactics.