WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
A
Amerigo Vespucci
B
Vasco de Gama
C
Triangular Trade
D
Treaty of Tordesillas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas neatly divided the “New World” into land, resources, and people claimed by Spain and Portugal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Zaragoza or Saragossa, also called the Capitulation of Zaragoza or Saragossa, was a peace treaty between Castile and Portugal, signed on 22 April 1529 by King John III of Portugal and the Habsburg emperor Charles V in the Aragonese city of Zaragoza.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Treaty of Tordesillas? The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement in 1494 between Spain and Portugal to divide the world between them using an imaginary line down the centre of the Atlantic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The religious movements across Europe in the 16th century can be perceived as a consequence of the political claims of Portugal and Spain. The treaty was signed in the Castilian town of Tordesillas on 7 June 1494. The kings ratified it on 2 July (Isabel of Castile) and 5 September (João II of Portugal).

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