Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Which one of the following developments most directly intensified the European search for a direct sea route to India in the fifteenth century?

  1. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the non-Christian world between Portugal and Spain.
  2. Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks while major routes carrying Indian merchandise remained under Arab control.
  3. The States-General of the Netherlands formed the Dutch East India Company.
  4. The French company was reorganised as the Perpetual Company of the Indies.
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