What was the pope's unspoken assumption when he drew the 1494 Line of Demarcation on the globe?
A) Only Catholic Christians had any rights that Europeans had to respect.
B) All European nations should share equally in exploration and conquest.
C) The Ottoman sultan's control of Asia could not be challenged.
D) Africa and the Americas were unfit for European settlement.
E) The authority of the pope only extended to Christian lands.
Answer: A
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