Treaty of Tordesillas: 1494 agreement dividing newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
How to apply it: Use the Treaty of Tordesillas to discuss European competition for colonial territory and papal authority.
Course: AP World History · Unit: Transoceanic Interconnections
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