The First New Areas Settled by the Portuguese in the Fifteenth

question 80

Multiple Choice

The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were

• A) the Balearic Islands.
• B) Tunisia and adjacent North African towns.
• C) the Orkneys.
• D) the western coast of India.
• E) Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores Islands.

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