Merchant voyages and the discovery of maritime routes and lands overseas occurred in what we know as the European expansion, changing the known world up to that point. They were stages in the conquest of new paths, routes, and discoveries the following events: 1. Bartolomeu Dias reached the southern tip of the African continent, naming it Cape of Storms. 2. Fernão de Magalhães, a Portuguese, began the first journey around the Earth. 3. Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil. 4. Conquest of Ceuta by the Portuguese. 5. Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was the way to the Indies, but in fact had landed in unknown lands. The correct chronological sequence of the listed facts is

History

To solve this question, we need to know the chronological order of the events listed. The conquest of Ceuta by the Portuguese (4) took place in 1415, marking the beginning of the Portuguese maritime expansion. Bartolomeu Dias (1) reached the southern tip of the African continent in 1488, renaming it from Cape of Storms to Cape of Good Hope. Christopher Columbus (5) discovered what he thought was the path to the Indies in 1492, but it was actually America. Pedro Álvares Cabral (3) discovered Brazil in 1500. Finally, Fernão de Magalhães (2) began the first journey around the Earth in 1519. Therefore, the correct sequence is 4, 1, 5, 3, and 2.

ESPCEX

Qual é a ordem cronológica correta dos eventos listados relacionados à expansão marítima europeia, incluindo a conquista de Ceuta, a viagem de Bartolomeu Dias, a descoberta da América por Cristóvão Colombo, a descoberta do Brasil por Pedro Álvares Cabral e a circum-navegação de Fernão de Magalhães?

Question about European Maritime Expansion: Review

Subject History

History

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ESPCEX

Topic European Maritime Expansion: Review

European Maritime Expansion: Review

Difficulty Hard

Hard

(ESPCEX 2015) - Question Hard of History