Question

1. In the 16th century. an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration. Ferdinand Magellan
led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the
king of Portugal, but later he lost the king's favour. After he was dismissed from service by
the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W
longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that
the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519. Magellan set sail from
Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography
of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the
remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally, they
found the passage they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the
Strait of All Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were
privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed
the meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98
days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of
starvation and disease.
I. Read the passage and suggest a suitable title for the passage
What is the main theme of the passage?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The title for the passage is Ferdinand Magellan

It is story about how Magellan sailed and passed