Pedro Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal
- 1. When did Pedro Cabral claim Brazil for Portugal?
A) 1500
B) 1450
C) 1600
D) 1550
- 2. Who was the explorer that claimed Brazil for Portugal?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Pedro Cabral
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Ferdinand Magellan
- 3. What country did Pedro Cabral sail for when claiming Brazil?
A) Portugal
B) France
C) Spain
D) England
- 4. Who was the reigning monarch of Portugal when Brazil was claimed?
A) Manuel I
B) Philip II
C) Isabella I
D) Henry the Navigator
- 5. Which indigenous tribe did Cabral and his crew encounter upon arriving in Brazil?
A) Inca
B) Tupiniquim
C) Aztec
D) Maya
- 6. What was the name of the land Pedro Cabral claimed in Brazil?
A) Vera Cruz
B) Portuguese Empire
C) New World
D) El Dorado
- 7. Which city did Cabral name upon claiming Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Salvador
C) Sao Paulo
D) Porto Seguro
- 8. What was the prevailing religion in Portugal at the time of Cabral's expedition?
A) Judaism
B) Catholicism
C) Islam
D) Protestantism
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