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Reached America by sailing west from Europe?
Christopher Columbus
Columbus thought that Asia could be reached by sailing .?
West.
Which country is credited with discovering America?
Europe is the country credited with discovering America.
Did Columbus find Asia by sailing west?
He never reached Asia. He accidentally discovered the Americas.
What country was Columbus sail for?
Sailing on behalf of-Spain.
Who reached the Caribbean because he felt he could reach east by sailing west?
That was Christopher Columbus.
Which of these is a true statementChristopher Columbus was convinced that he could reach Africa by sailing east?
Christopher Columbus was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west.
In what ways would sailing with Columbus and travelling to another country today be different?
You would not use a sailing ship.
Christopher Columbus belongs to which country?
he was from Italy but Spain sponsored his sailing
What Italian explorer thought he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean?
he though the could reach Asia by sailing west because he thought the world was three thirds of its actual size and he did not know America was here.
Did Columbus want to reach Asia by sailing west or reach Asia by sailing east or discover America or prove that the earth is round?
Columbus, and all educated Europeans of his time, already knew that the Earth was round. That required no voyage for proof. The trade routes to Asia via the east were controlled by the Turks (via land) and the Portuguese (for the sea route, so Columbus proposed sailing west to reach Asia. His problem was that his estimate of the size of the Earth was incorrect, so when he reached land in the Caribbean, and later on the American continent, he knew how far he had sailed and thought he had reached Asia.
Who created the map of the world that led Columbus to believe Asia could be reached by sailing west from the coast of Africa?
Ptolemy created the map of the world that led Columbus to believe Asia could be reached by sailing west from the coast of Africa. It became the best existing map of the world.
