Question

Use the maps to answer the question.

Map of the Iberian Peninsula showing the Kingdoms of Portugal, Castile, Navarre, Aragon, and the Moorish Kingdom of Granada.


Analyze the maps to identify the connection between the growth of the Spanish Empire and the spread of Catholicism.

(1 point)
Responses

After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarre, it was able to use Navarre as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarre, it was able to use Navarre as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.

After Spain merged the kingdoms of Granada and Portugal, it was able to use Portugal as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Granada and Portugal, it was able to use Portugal as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.

After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile, it acquired Granada and was able to use it as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile, it acquired Granada and was able to use it as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.

After Spain merged the kingdoms of Castile and Portugal, it was able to use Castile as a launching point to spread Christianity to North America.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Castile and Portugal, it was able to use Castile as a launching point to spread Christianity to North America.

Answer 1

After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile, it acquired Granada and was able to use it as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.

Explanation: The 15th-century union of Castile and Aragon and the 1492 conquest of Granada unified Spain, allowing it to finance voyages (e.g., Columbus) and send missionaries with its imperial expansion, spreading Catholicism in the Americas.