The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the non-Christian world between which two countries?

Portugal and Spain

True or False: The fall of Constantinople in 1453 allowed for increased trade routes between Europe and India.

False. The fall of Constantinople led to a decline in direct contact and made the Red Sea trade route a lucrative monopoly for Islamic rulers.

Fill in the blank: The Portuguese exploration was significantly promoted by ___, known as the 'Navigator.'

Prince Henry

The Blue Water Policy advocated for the establishment of a territorial empire in India. True or False?

False. The Blue Water Policy opposed the establishment of a territorial empire in India, favoring maritime supremacy and commercial activities.

Fill in the blank: King Ferdinand I of Portugal appointed a governor in India for a duration of ___ years.

Three

What was the primary goal of Francisco de Almeida's appointment as governor in India?

To strengthen Portuguese positions in India and obliterate the Muslim trade.

Fill in the blank: Upon arrival at Cochin, Almeida discovered that Portuguese traders at Quilon had been ___.

Massacred

Fill in the blank: Only ___ ships left when Francisco de Almeida arrived at Cochin.

Eight

Francisco de Almeida was succeeded by ___ as the Portuguese Viceroy in India.

Afonso de Albuquerque

True or False: Goa was initially under the control of the Portuguese before it became their main settlement in India.

False. Goa was taken from the Sultan of Bijapur by Francisco de Almeida in 1510.

The Portuguese established a factory at Calicut in ___ after negotiations with local rulers.

September 1500

True or False: Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut without any local guidance.

False. He was led by a Gujarati pilot named Abdul Majid.

Fill in the blank: The Portuguese aimed to destroy Muslim trade by targeting key locations such as ___ and ___.

Aden and Ormuz

True or False: The Portuguese maintained a tolerant religious policy towards Muslims in India.

False. The Portuguese were intolerant toward Muslims and had a zeal to promote Christianity.

Fill in the blank: The Portuguese lost their monopoly on trade in India largely due to the rise of the ___ and ___ as significant commercial powers.

Dutch and English

What role did Captain William Hawkins play in the decline of Portuguese influence in India?

He was appointed as a mansabdar by Jahangir, which signified a shift in political alliances away from the Portuguese.

The Portuguese were significant in marking the emergence of ___ power.

Naval

True or False: The Dutch founded their first factory in India in 1605 at Masulipatnam.

True

The Dutch established their principal factories in India at Surat, Bimlipatam, and ___.

Karaikal

True or False: The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 AD resulted in the Dutch retaining control of their possessions in India.

False. The treaty required the Dutch to ensure the transfer of their properties to the British, leading to the loss of all commercial sites in India by 1825.