Within Ten Years of Columbus's Arrival in the New World

question 50

Multiple Choice

Within ten years of Columbus's arrival in the New World, the Portuguese had explored as far as

• A)the Cape Verdi Islands.
• B)the Gold Coast of Africa.
• C)the mouth of the Congo River.
• D)the southern tip of Africa.
• E)India via the Cape of Good Hope.

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