Question 8

which invention had the greatest effect on the spread of information?

1. mercator's projection

2. sextant

3. gutenberg printing press

4. magnetic compass

question 9

what was prince henry of portugal's greatest motivation for financing exploration?

1. to build alliances and gain an advantage over england

2. to move portugal's resources to new lands

3. to see proof of technology advancements

4. to find riches for his country and to increase the power of portugal

question 10

what was the main reason european monarchs wanted to explore in the early fifthteenth century?

1. to move people out of overpopulated cities

2. to find new trade routes

3. to own more land

4. to find new food sources

question 11

which description are correctly matched with the appropriate nation?

choose all answers that are correct.

1. italy - monopolized trade asia and became wealthy as a result

2. portugal - financed christopher columbus' voyage to sail west to asia

3. germany - home of gutenberg and luther

4. spain - supported early technology advances and voyages around africa

5. ottoman empire - controlled constantinople and blocked overland routes to asia

8. The answer is "Gutenberg printing press".

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press implied that books could be created in more prominent numbers and more rapidly and inexpensively than any time in recent memory. This prompted a tremendous social and social transformation the repercussions of which are still observed and felt today. It was the web of its day!  

This invention likewise implied that he could print in shading as the pages could be passed a second and third and fourth time through the press to be over-printed with the shading settings.

9. The answer is "to find Riches for his country and to increase the power of Portugal".

Prince Henry the Navigator was the sovereign who sent Bartholomew Diaz on his trek around the Cape of Africa. He needed Portugal to achieve Asia before England so they would be all the more great and powerful.  

10. The answer is "to find new trade routes".

The European Age of Exploration started in the mid fifteenth century and was powered by rivalry between different advancing domains and the mission for financial, scholarly, and religious development.  

Since European were sliced off from movement to the "Far East" by the overcoming of substantial parts of North Africa, the Mediterranean, France, and Spain in the eighth century, voyagers set off via ocean to discover new trade routes that would enable them to ;exchange; with Asia in the quest for extravagance products.

11. The answer is "Germany - home of Gutenberg and Luther  

Spain - supported early technology advances and voyages around Africa  

Ottoman Empire - controlled Constantinople and blocked overland routes to Asia".

Portugal is incorrect because Spain financed Columbus.

Italy is incorrect because they were not by any means the only nation that exchanged with Asia.