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Christopher Columbus
 
  a. was an escaped criminal from Munich when he sailed to the Americas.
  b. was of Genoese origin, although he gained fame in the service of the Portuguese king.
  c. was the brother of Hessin Cortes.
  d. converted to Islam on his forty-third birthday.
  e. believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe by water, than people then thought.

Question 2

The Portuguese leaders who first landed at Calicut and seized the port of Malacca were, respectively,
 
  a. Jaime Cardose and Pedro Martinez Munoa.
  b. Ferdinando Colan and Alhambra da Fonseca.
  c. Vasco da Gama and Afonso de Albuquerque.
  d. Henry da Bruscia and Eduardo da Estabano.
  e. Juan Montillo and Jorge Sikada Maio.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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