CEBU ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COLLEGES

SAN VICENTE ST., BOGO CITY

ASSESSMENT IN READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

NAME: ___________________________________

Instruction: Answer each question briefly. Use another document for your answer. Copy the format.

1. What prompted the Europeans to search new lands in the 14 th century to the 16th century?
2. Why did Pope Alexander VI divide the world between Spain and Portugal? Were the terms of
this division fair or justified for each one? Why or why not?
3. Describe the route taken by Magellan from the time he left the Port of San Lucar de Barrameda
to the island of the Philippines.
4. Would you call the sighting of the Philippine archipelago by Magellan a discovery? Explain your
answer.
5. Why did Magellan interfere in the quarrel between the two Mactan chieftains? Was he right in
doing so? Give your reasons.
6. Describe the battle of Mactan.
7. Compare your learning about Magellan expedition from your old knowledge to the new one.
What new things have I learned? How am I so far as a learner?