Correct. The answer is c. The author acknowledges that it took decades to convince Europeans that the Americas were not close to Asia, but suggests that they recognized immediately that Columbus’s discovery changed their understanding of the world. After Columbus returned to Spain with information about his findings, both Spanish and Portuguese monarchs rushed to negotiate the Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew an imaginary line 1100 miles west of the Canary Islands, in order to divide their land claims in the newly discovered territory.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The author acknowledges that it took decades to convince Europeans that the Americas were not close to Asia, but suggests that they recognized immediately that Columbus’s discovery changed their understanding of the world. After Columbus returned to Spain with information about his findings, both Spanish and Portuguese monarchs rushed to negotiate the Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew an imaginary line 1100 miles west of the Canary Islands, in order to divide their land claims in the newly discovered territory.