A photograph shows a two-page spread of a very old book. The left page shows a map with drawings indicating rivers, trees, and mountains. The right page shows a headline and text written in Latin, with decorative pillar-like engravings along each side. The decorative pillars include men in armor holding flags, torches, and scrolls, winged angels, designs from nature, and tassels.
Source: The Metropolitan Musem of Art, New York/ Rogers Fund, 1920
Which of the following examines how the ideas of the Renaissance inspired exploration?
(1 point)
Responses
Rustichello de Pisa’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Rustichello de Pisa’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Christopher Columbus’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Christopher Columbus’s diary inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Prince Henry’s book inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
1 answer
The correct response is:
Marco Polo’s stories inspired other explorers to find new trade routes to Asia to access the silk and spice trade.
Marco Polo's travels and the accounts of his adventures inspired many during the Renaissance, leading to increased exploration and the quest for new trade routes to Asia.
1 answer
1 answer
1 answer
1 answer