Chapter 16: The Acceleration of Global Contact 1450–1600
Quiz for Document 16-1: The World as Europeans Knew It in 1502
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Correct. The answer is b. By 1502, the Portuguese had established extensive trading connections all along the western coast of Africa.
Incorrect. The answer is b. By 1502, the Portuguese had established extensive trading connections all along the western coast of Africa.
Correct. The answer is a. The blue line on the left side of the map running through modern-day Brazil designates the line of demarcation that divided lands between the Spanish and the Portuguese in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The blue line on the left side of the map running through modern-day Brazil designates the line of demarcation that divided lands between the Spanish and the Portuguese in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Correct. The answer is d. The Americas on the map are not portrayed very clearly, reflecting the fact that in 1502 they remained a largely imagined place, not a known one.
Incorrect. The answer is d. The Americas on the map are not portrayed very clearly, reflecting the fact that in 1502 they remained a largely imagined place, not a known one.