The Doctrine of Discovery in History

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During the European Age of Exploration, the Doctrine of Discovery emerged in the th and th centuries

15th, 16th

The Doctrine of Discovery has its origins traced back to the __th century

5th

Papal bulls are official letters issued by the __ on matters of great importance

Pope

In __, the papacy issued a bull known as the Romanus Pontifex

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Dum Diversas granted Portugal the right to invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue all Saracens and pagans, and to reduce their persons to perpetual __

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Later, Spain requested papal legitimation of Christopher Columbus’s claims on behalf of Spain to inhabited Indigenous lands. In response, Pope Alexander VI issued the Inter Caetera in ______.

1493 Signup and view all the answers

The Inter Caetera drew a line between Spanish and Portuguese explorations and claims to prevent conflict between the two ______.

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England also added the concept of terra nullius, a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” to justify its ______.

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By the 1600s, the Doctrine of Discovery was firmly established within international ______.

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Chief Justice Marshall stated that “discovery is the foundation of title, in European nations, and this overlooks all proprietary rights in the ______.”

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During the European Age of Exploration, the Doctrine of Discovery emerged in the th and th centuries

The Doctrine of Discovery has its origins traced back to the __th century

Papal bulls are official letters issued by the __ on matters of great importance

In __, the papacy issued a bull known as the Romanus Pontifex

Dum Diversas granted Portugal the right to invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue all Saracens and pagans, and to reduce their persons to perpetual __

Later, Spain requested papal legitimation of Christopher Columbus’s claims on behalf of Spain to inhabited Indigenous lands. In response, Pope Alexander VI issued the Inter Caetera in ______.

The Inter Caetera drew a line between Spanish and Portuguese explorations and claims to prevent conflict between the two ______.

England also added the concept of terra nullius, a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” to justify its ______.

By the 1600s, the Doctrine of Discovery was firmly established within international ______.

Chief Justice Marshall stated that “discovery is the foundation of title, in European nations, and this overlooks all proprietary rights in the ______.”

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The Doctrine of Discovery in History

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Questions and Answers

During the European Age of Exploration, the Doctrine of Discovery emerged in the __th and __th centuries

The Doctrine of Discovery has its origins traced back to the __th century

Papal bulls are official letters issued by the __ on matters of great importance

In __, the papacy issued a bull known as the Romanus Pontifex

Dum Diversas granted Portugal the right to invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue all Saracens and pagans, and to reduce their persons to perpetual __

Later, Spain requested papal legitimation of Christopher Columbus’s claims on behalf of Spain to inhabited Indigenous lands. In response, Pope Alexander VI issued the Inter Caetera in ______.

The Inter Caetera drew a line between Spanish and Portuguese explorations and claims to prevent conflict between the two ______.

England also added the concept of terra nullius, a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” to justify its ______.

By the 1600s, the Doctrine of Discovery was firmly established within international ______.

Chief Justice Marshall stated that “discovery is the foundation of title, in European nations, and this overlooks all proprietary rights in the ______.”

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During the European Age of Exploration, the Doctrine of Discovery emerged in the th and th centuries