9. Show that Lisbon in the sixteenth century was the commercial successor of Venice.
10. "Had Columbus perished in mid-ocean, it is doubtful whether America would have remained long undiscovered." Comment on this statement.
11. Why did no one suggest that the New World be called after Columbus?
12. Show that Magellan achieved what Columbus planned.
13. Why did Balboa call the Pacific the "South Sea"?
14. Why is Roman law followed in all Spanish-American countries?
15. In what parts of the world is Spanish still the common language?
16. Why did the Germans fail to take part in the work of discovery and colonization?
17. Show that the three words "gospel, glory, and gold" sum up the principal motives of European colonization in the sixteenth century.
18. Compare the motives which led to the colonization of the New World with those which led to Greek colonization.