Ch3L3 Spain Challenges Portugal pg 125-126 Quiz

What did explorers claim for their country during the early days of European exploration?

• Gold and silver

• Lands they visited

• Trade routes

• Military bases

Why did Spain and Portugal often disagree in the early days of European exploration?

• Language differences

• Religious beliefs

• Ownership of lands

• Trading rights

Who did Spain and Portugal ask to settle their argument about land ownership?

• King Henry VIII

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Pope Alexander VI

• Emperor Charles V

What year did the Pope draw a line of demarcation on a map, dividing the world between Portugal and Spain?

• 1492

• 1493

• 1494

• 1500

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed in 1494?

• To end a war between Portugal and Spain

• To establish trade routes

• To move the Pope's line of demarcation farther west

• To start a new religion

Which country did Pedro Álvares Cabral claim for Portugal in 1500?

• Argentina

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Colombia

Which country claimed the lands west of the line of demarcation according to the division made by the Pope in 1493?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

What is the Line of Demarcation as shown in the map?

• A line dividing the Atlantic Ocean into two equal halves

• A boundary set by Spain and Portugal to divide the newly discovered lands outside Europe

• A modern political boundary between countries

• A line used to measure the depth of the ocean

According to the map, which country could claim lands east of the Line of Demarcation?

• Brazil

• Spain

• Portugal

• Italy

Which country was allowed to claim lands west of the Line of Demarcation according to the map?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Germany