Causes of the Explorations in America and Tecnological Adv.

Who arrived in India in 1498, creating a new route between Europe and Asia?

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

What was the result of Pedro Alvares Cabral's arrival in Brazil in 1500?

• Beginning of Portuguese colonial rule

• Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope

• Start of the spice trade

• Establishment of trade routes with India

What did Portugal manage to monopolize after the discovery of a new route to India?

• The trade of salt

• The trade of gold

• The trade of spices

• The trade of silk

Who discovered the Cape of Storms, which was later renamed the Cape of Good Hope?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

What treaty was a triumph for the king of Portugal, securing a part of America under his dominion?

• Santa Fé Capitulations

• Inter Caestera

• Treaty of Alcáçovas

• Treaty of Tordesillas

Who was initially rejected by the Crown of Portugal before traveling to Spain to present his proposal?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

In what year did Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe with the Spanish monarchs?

• 1492

• 1487

• 1498

• 1500

Which papal bull established that all lands west of an imaginary line belonged to Spain?

• Treaty of Alcáçovas

• Inter Caetera

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Capitulations of Santa Fé

Which islands were discovered by the Portuguese in the early 15th century and incorporated into their kingdom?

• Cape Verde and Azores

• Azores and Cape of Good Hope

• Madeira and Azores

• Cape Verde and Madeira

Who organized several expeditions to find a new route to India by sailing around Africa?

• Christopher Columbus

• Spanish monarchs

• Vasco da Gama

• Portuguese monarchs and Prince Henry the Navigator