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