The First New Areas Settled by the Portuguese in the Fifteenth

question 77

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)Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores.
• E)Gibraltar and Algeciras.

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