Answer:
A. Examining advantages and disadvantages is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The answer is :A. churches
In the past, chruches were among the most active organizations who constantly seek the truth regarding the universe. Overtime, many of these chruches started to developed into a more diverse educational institutions which later known as universities.
It told them about who the newly discovered and the to be discovered lands will belong to: so not to the country that would conquer them.
Specifically, it divided America among the meridian of 370 leagues of Portuguese Cape Verde: west of this line (most of Americas) would belong to Spain and east (Africa, Brazil) would belong to Brazil.