Author Question: Many new technologies and most of Europe's trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe ... (Read 99 times)

CBme · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The first European nation to send out voyages of exploration down the coast of Africa was:

A) Spain.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Portugal.

Question 2

The New Monarchies of the 14th and 15th centuries grew out of an alliance between the monarchs and:

A) the landed nobility.
B) the peasantry.
C) merchants.
D) the Church.

Question 3

The Renaissance was sparked by:

A) a revival of interest in classical antiquity and its culture.
B) increased contact with Chinese culture.
C) new and unique ideas in European culture.
D) a rejection of human-centered life.

Question 4

Many new technologies and most of Europe's trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through:

A) Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa.
B) long distance sea voyages by English merchants.
C) African middlemen.
D) Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean.