Which of the Following,related to the Early Explorations of the Portuguese

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following,related to the early explorations of the Portuguese and Spanish,is true?

• A)Europeans did not venture beyond the Straits of Gibraltar, fearing a torrid zone.
• B)Henry the Navigator led a crusade-type attack to capture a fortress in Morocco.
• C)Cartographers lacked the knowledge to indicate many of the newly-found locations on maps.
• D)Spain and Portugal felt that natives found in the new areas were not worthy of conversion to Christianity.
• E)Slavery was never part of early exploration.

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