FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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Why did Columbus call the natives of the New World “Indians”?
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Columbus made up the word when he arrived.
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Columbus’s crew decided to call them that.
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Columbus thought he’d landed in India.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Indian, ” in reference to the original inhabitants of the American continent, is said to derive from Christopher Columbus, a 15th century boat-person. Some say he used the term because he was convinced he had arrived in “the Indies” (Asia), his intended destination.
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