Inventions
What are spices used for?
Food and medicine
During the Renaissance, European monarchs wanted to make their countries stronger and wealthier through
Trade
A new era of exploration began in the mid-1400s when
Spain and Portugal began competing with Italian city-states for international trade.
What incention gave people more information in the Renaissance age?
the Printing Press
How old was Marco Polo when he first set sail to China
17 years old
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da vinci
What is a Monarchy?
One individual who holds the supreme athority over the nation (King)
Land and sea maps became more __ during the Renaissance.
accurate
What country establish the first colony in the east cost of America ?
England
How did Marco Polo’s adventures in China affect Europeans?
They inspired European leaders and explorers to search for sea routes to Asia.
What country did the spice route originate from?
Italy
True or False
Was Christopher Columbus a Spanish Explorer
How did European merchants first transport Asian goods from the Middle East back to Europe?
Goods were transported overland to the Mediterranean and Black seas and then shipped to Italian ports.
Portugal and Spain searched for________to Asia
sea routes
How long did Marco Polo stay in China?
25 years
Using information from explorers and Arab and Chinese_______and_____ maps became more accurate.
scholars, astronomers
European monarchs wanted to increase trade so that their countries could become stronger and
wealthier
Which area of Europe was originally the center of trade between Asia and Europe?
Italy
Europeans first became interested in Asia
during the Crusades.
The stories told_________ by helped Europeans realize the larger world had many exciting things to offer.
Marco Polo
The printing press made more______ available
books
Which Renaissance-era innovation helped sailors find their position on a map?
the astrolabe
Which Renaissance-era innovation helped land-locked Europeans learn about distant lands?
the printing press
Which Portuguese invention made sea exploration and trade easier and more profitable?
caravel
As a result of the Crusades, Europeans became interested in a
Asia