Europeans Gained New Sources of Information and Knowledge About the World

question 32

Multiple Choice

Europeans gained new sources of information and knowledge about the world outside Europe by way of

• A)the Crusades.
• B)the travels of Marco Polo.
• C)The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
• D)new trade networks.
• E)All of these

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Definitions:

Parietal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex that plays a key role in processing sensory information from various parts of the body, spatial navigation, and the integration of sensory input with visual information.

Temperature

A measure of the thermal energy of an object or environment, indicating how hot or cold it is.

Pressure

The feeling of stressful urgency caused by the perception of the need to perform or act quickly.

Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, responsible for higher-order brain functions such as thought, memory, and decision-making.