Question

Please help. 15 Points.

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

a) A trade agreement between Europe and Asia.

b) An agreement by the pope between Spain and Portugal determining what lands they can claim (Line of Demarcation).

c) Establish the Silk Road from China to Europe.

d) The agreement by the pope for Spain and Portugal to begin colonizing and conquering all of Africa.​

Answer 1

The answer is B). (The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas neatly divided the "New World" into the land, resources, and people claimed by Spain and Portugal. The red vertical line cutting through eastern Brazil represents the divide.)