The Treaty of Tordesillas demonstrated that the papacy __________.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, was an agreement between Spain and Portugal mediated by the pope that divided the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between the two countries. The fact that the pope was involved in dividing the world between two European powers demonstrated that the papacy saw the whole world as the rightful inheritance of Christianity.

The Treaty of Tordesillas Demonstrated That the Papacy __________