Question

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

Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.
Europeans refused to use technologies originating from Asia and Southwest Asia because they believed they were inferior to European designs.

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

Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.
Europeans developed new technologies, such as the astrolabe and magnetic compass, to permit long-distance travel.

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

Answer 1

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

(They adopted tools like the magnetic compass and astrolabe—originally from China and the Islamic world—along with European shipbuilding and navigational improvements.)