7. Why did Columbus call the people he met during his first voyage “Indians”?

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thesmartone · Answer

Do you know where Columbus was initially trying to reach?

chycora · Answer

hold up ok i'm looking

chycora · Answer

he believed he had reached the East Indies. He wasn't where he thought he was. am i corect

chycora · Answer

@TheSmartOne

thesmartone · Answer

Columbus was one of the few people who believed that the world was round. And everyone back in 1492 were trying to find different routes to get to Asia because they wanted to trade with China and India.

chycora · Answer

o ok thanx u r so helpful

thesmartone · Answer

And since he believed that the world was round, he thought that if he travelled west of Europe, he would eventually come to Asia. But he didn't know that there was another huge continent that no one had discovered.

chycora · Answer

thanx