Where did Portugal go looking for routes to the Orient? a. They traveled north and across the North Pole.
b. They traveled down Africa and around to India.
c. They traveled west.
d. They traveled south and around South America.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.