Question

what caused trade between europe and asia to be severed during the renaissance period? copernicus revolutions of celestial spheres the fall of constantinople the invention of the printing press

Explanation:

To determine the cause of severed trade between Europe and Asia during the Renaissance, we analyze each option:

• Copernicus' "Revolutions of Celestial Spheres" was a work on astronomy, unrelated to trade routes.
• The fall of Constantinople (1453) to the Ottoman Empire disrupted traditional overland trade routes between Europe and Asia, as the Ottomans controlled the former Byzantine territories and imposed new trade restrictions/taxes.
• The invention of the printing press impacted knowledge dissemination, not trade routes between Europe and Asia.

Answer:

B. the fall of Constantinople