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प्रश्न
Mention any two consequences of the geographical explorations.
How did Renaissance lead to geographical explorations?
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उत्तर
The navigators of Portugal and Spain played an important part in the geographical explorations. Constantinople fell into the hands of the Turks in AD 1453, and so the trade sea-routes between the West and the East were closed. Hence, in search of new sea-routes
The following were the main discoveries:
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- Prince Henry, the navigator of Portugal discovered an f sea-route to Africa.
- Bartholomew Diaz was successful in reaching the Cape of Good Hope.
- Vasco-da-Gama sailed as far as India in AD 1498.
- Columbus discovered America in AD 1492.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What it meant by Renaissance?
What were the effects of the Renaissance?
What is meant by the term ‘Renaissance’?
Match the following
| 1. Feudalism | Monopoly Trade |
| 2. Humanism | Trial of Heretics |
| 3. Inquisition | Movement of goods between America and Europe |
| 4. Mercantilism | Hierarchical socio-economic structure |
| 5. Columbian Exchange | Human dignity |
Write a short note on the impact of Renaissance.
Cervantes of ______ wrote Don Quixote.
______ proved that earth revolved around the sun through a mathematical model.
Machiavelli wrote a ______ treatise called 'The Prince’.
The author of Don Quixote, Cervantes belonged to ______.
Answer all questions given under the heading
Impact on Art under Renaissance:
- What was portrayed under Renaissance
- In the field of art give the contribution of Leonardo da Vinci.
- Contribution of Michelangelo.
- Contribution of Raphael.
