Question

Which is not an accurate description of Christopher Columbus?

A.
a Spanish explorer who accurately estimated the sizes of Asia and Europe

B.
a talented navigator who relied on faulty estimates of the earth's circumference

C.
an Italian seafarer who gained sponsorship from Spain

D.
the European explorer who was convinced he had reached the Indies when he made landfall in the Americas
I think it's A because Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who often at times got his calculations wrong a lot.

Answer 1

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Christopher_Columbus.aspx

Answer 2

Why not read this? May help..

Answer 3

@javalos01 Can you help me with this one?

Answer 4

Alright I will thanks. :)

Answer 5

Im here

Answer 6

I think its a or maybe b

Answer 7

Heyo :D I was wondering if my answer was right I think it is. I think it's A because Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who often at times got his calculations wrong a lot.

Answer 8

no its C

Answer 9

Wasnt he french

Answer 10

Well he actually did get sponsorship from Queen Isabella from spain so that's a correct answer.

Answer 11

He was Italian from what i've read.

Answer 12

He did get sponsered but he wasnt italian

Answer 13

Well from wiki and other sites I got Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy.

Answer 14

but he lived and grew up in france

Answer 15

some times wiki isnt a reliable site

Answer 16

now you get me

Answer 17

I was right it's A. I just looked in my book