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Which statement best describes the relationship between technology and European exploration?(1 point)

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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)European technological advances were slow and often prone to failure during long voyages.
D)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)


A)The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
B)The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
C)The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
D)The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.

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)Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
D)The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula.

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1. The statement that best describes the relationship between technology and European exploration is:

D) European nations benefited from a combination of existing technologies and their own innovations to aid exploration.

2. The statement that best explains the Roman Catholic Church’s primary reaction to the ideas developed by Galileo and other scientists of the scientific revolution is:

B) The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.

3. The effect of Portugal developing the caravel is:

A) Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
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