FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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Why did Columbus call the native people he met Indians?
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because he thought he landed in India
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because eh thought he landed in Japan
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because he thought he landed in China
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because he thought he landed in the New World
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Columbus encountered land with around two million inhabitants that was previously unknown to Europeans. He thought he had found a new route to the East, so he mistakenly called these people ‘Indians’. Over the next few centuries, European powers colonised the Americas, seeking new land and trade opportunities.
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