Author Question: In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because a. Portugal controlled the ... (Read 136 times)

wenmo · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because

a. Portugal controlled the African coast.
b. the Pope granted Spain the right to sail this route.
c. Muslims blocked the sea route.
d. the Moors had convinced them to do so.
e. African tribes constantly menaced the European ships traveling along the coast.

Question 2

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

a. it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century.
b. Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World.
c. Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne.
d. Ferdinand and Isabella married and the African Moors were expelled.
e. Ferdinand and Isabella were overthrown.