Technological Innovations Reading Quiz

The discovery of America

The French Revolution

The Crusades

The Industrial Revolution

The telegraph

The magnetic compass

The printing press

The steam engine

To explore the West African coast

To serve as a passenger ship

To serve as a warship

To transport goods across the Atlantic

Increased focus on individualism

Growth of nationalism

Decline of feudalism

Start of the Industrial Revolution

It was used to navigate by the stars

It helped determine a ship's latitude

It was used to measure time

It was a tool for measuring wind speed

Portuguese caravel

Spanish galleon

Carrack

Dutch fluyt

It led to the decline of the Catholic Church

It allowed for the mass production of books

It was used to print maps for navigation

It was primarily used for printing religious texts

Use of two-dimensional figures

Focus on religious themes only

Use of depth and perspective

Lack of human subjects

To focus on the individual and human experience

To discourage scientific exploration

To emphasize the importance of the afterlife

To promote religious dogma

The unification of European nations

The enslavement and forced relocation of Africans

The spread of the Black Death

The decline of European monarchies