Unit 1.3 - 1.4 Quiz

During which centuries did the European Renaissance occur?

• 14th to 15th centuries

• 15th to 16th centuries

• 16th to 17th centuries

• 17th to 18th centuries

What was one of the impacts of the Renaissance on European rulers?

• They isolated their countries from trade.

• They pushed for greater unification.

• They focused solely on military expansion.

• They abandoned intellectual pursuits.

How did the Renaissance affect art, knowledge, and politics in Europe?

• It led to a decline in artistic expression.

• It revolutionized them.

• It had no significant impact.

• It caused a regression in political systems.

What fueled the demand for trade with Asia during the Renaissance?

• Decline in European wealth

• New wealth

• Lack of resources

• Political instability

Which groups blocked the Mediterranean and land routes to Asia before colonization?

• Spanish and Portuguese

• Italian city-states and Muslim rulers

• French and Dutch

• British and German

What did Spain and Portugal seek in response to blocked trade routes?

• New land routes

• New sea routes

• New air routes

• New river routes

Who returned home with new knowledge of navigation?

• Farmers and traders

• Explorers, merchants, and missionaries

• Soldiers and sailors

• Politicians and diplomats

What role did Prince Henry of Portugal play in encouraging exploration?

• He discouraged exploration to focus on local trade.

• He gathered information from Arab astronomers and geographers.

• He focused solely on recruiting soldiers for defense.

• He established trade routes with Asia.

Who did Prince Henry of Portugal recruit to aid in exploration?

• Italian artists and musicians

• Portuguese farmers and merchants

• Italian cartographers and navigators

• Spanish explorers and traders

What was the caravel, and who invented it?

• A large cargo ship, invented by the Spanish in the 16th century

• A small, swift sailing ship, invented by the Portuguese in the 15th century

• A type of fishing boat, invented by the Greeks in the 14th century

• A warship, invented by the Italians in the 17th century