Question 1
Marco Polo's Travels was important primarily because it convinced many Europeans
a. of the need for a defensive alliance against hostile non-European powers.
b. that direct trade by sea with China was possible.
c. of the need to Christianize China.
d. that Chinese culture was superior to European culture.
Question 2
In the Principia, Newton described his
a. understanding of God and salvation.
b. three laws of motion.
c. views on Galileo and Kepler.
d. fascination with mystical visions.
e. theory of gasses and liquids.