What name did King John II of Portugal give to the southern tip of Africa rounded by Portuguese sailors in 1489?
A) Molucca Strait
B) Strait of Gibraltar
C) Cape Horn
D) Cape of Good Hope
E) the Bosporus
D
You might also like to view...
What was King John's reign characterized by?
A. the decline of royal authority and prestige B. a revival of religious fervor due to the Crusades C. the tightening of royal authority over the English nobility D. the defeat of France in the Hundred Years' War
Who replaced Philip II of Macedon as leader of the Greeks?
What will be an ideal response?
Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indentured servants were __________
A) usually from the dregs of English society B) English farmers who saw a better future in the New World C) normally single, lower-class males in their teens or early twenties D) married individuals who came with their families E) generally convicted criminals who traded jail time in England for indentures
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Sparta
What will be an ideal response?