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How Portugal’s Expertise Launched the Age of Exploration
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Easy
Brian Roberts
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Portugal's primary motivation for exploring the Atlantic Ocean in the early 15th century?
To spread Christianity and gain wealth from gold, spices, and slaves
To establish diplomatic relations with African kingdoms
To find a new route to Asia
To escape from rival European powers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was responsible for financing numerous expeditions along the western coast of Africa in the 15th century?
Prince Henry the Navigator
King John I
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant event marked Portugal's arrival on the world stage in 1415?
The capture of the Moroccan port of Ceuta
The discovery of the Canary Islands
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which treaty divided control of the 'New World' between Portugal and Spain?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Lisbon
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Vasco da Gama's major achievement in 1498?
Reaching India by sea from Europe
Discovering Brazil
Circumnavigating the globe
Establishing a colony in the Azores
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer's proposal to find a westward route to the Spice Islands was rejected by Portugal's King Manuel I?
Fernão de Magalhães (Magellan)
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas on the indigenous populations of the Americas?
It disregarded their existence and led to devastating consequences
It protected their lands from European colonization
It allowed them to trade freely with European powers
It established peaceful relations with European settlers
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