Which statement best describes the relationship between technology and European exploration?(1 point)
Responses
European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
European technological advances were slow and often prone to failure during long voyages.
European technological advances were slow and often prone to failure during long voyages.
Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.
European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.
Which statement best explains the Roman Catholic Church’s primary reaction to the ideas developed by Galileo and other scientists of the scientific revolution?(1 point)
Responses
The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
Which of the following is an effect of Portugal developing the caravel?(1 point)
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Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula.
The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula.
Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
Which of these statements best summarizes the status of common farmers during different eras of history?(1 point)
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Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.
Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.
Common farmers were mostly enslaved laborers who worked on property owned by wealthy landowners.
Common farmers were mostly enslaved laborers who worked on property owned by wealthy landowners.
Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.
Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.
Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
How did the Counter-Reformation in Europe most impact the settlement of European colonies in the Americas?(1 point)
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The Catholic Church created special settlements in the Americas for non-Catholics who were being persecuted by various European monarchs.
The Catholic Church created special settlements in the Americas for non-Catholics who were being persecuted by various European monarchs.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants in England led to the Great Puritan Migration to New England during the 1600s.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants in England led to the Great Puritan Migration to New England during the 1600s.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
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.
Catholic persecutions of Protestants and Jews resulted in the voluntary and forced migrations of various religious groups to the Americas.
Why is Ibn Battuta’s book, A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of the Cities and the Marvels of Traveling, so important to historians?(1 point)
Responses
It describes places in Africa.
It describes places in Africa.
It reveals secrets of his faith.
It reveals secrets of his faith.
It gives insight into the world of Islam.
It gives insight into the world of Islam.
It explains battle tactics.