A) To investigate the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the empire building of the Spanish and

Portuguese empires shows that (1 point)
the Church played an important role in both empires’ growth.
Roman Catholic missionaries fought against other colonizers.
the Church struggled to get access to new colonies.
the Church discouraged these countries from building empires.
A) Analyze how the Edict of Expulsion still impacts the modern descendants of the crypto-Jews
who settled in Spain’s American colonies during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
(1 point)
Modern descendants of crypto-Jews speak Ladino more frequently than English or Spanish.
Modern descendants of crypto-Jews remain resistant to adopting Christian practices into their
religious and cultural traditions.
Modern descendants of crypto-Jews have to practice their Jewish faith in secret.
Modern descendants of crypto-Jews follow some of the Judaic religious and cultural traditions
brought by their ancestors.

1 answer

A) The option that best illustrates the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the empire building of the Spanish and Portuguese empires is:
the Church played an important role in both empires’ growth.

B) Regarding the impact of the Edict of Expulsion on modern descendants of the crypto-Jews who settled in Spain’s American colonies, the most accurate statement is:
Modern descendants of crypto-Jews follow some of the Judaic religious and cultural traditions brought by their ancestors.