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Why did Christopher Columbus try to find another waterway to Asia by sailing west discovered another?
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When they were making spice trade routes they only had two ways, by land, which took time, or around the Mediterranean which was dangerous because they would get attacked by other countries in that area. So he tried to see if he could "go around the world"
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What was another name for the silken jacket Columbus wore?
Christopher Columbus's silk jacket that he promised to the sailor who first saw land was called doublet.
Who did Christopher Columbus marry?
Christopher Columbus first got married to a noblewoman called felipa perestrello who soon died of consumption,then later got married to another woman called Dona Beatriz Enriquez and had a son called Ferdinand
What is a famous explorer?
Lewis and Clark, Columbus, Coronado, John Glen,
Who really discovered America first when how and where did they come from?
Well, as people say Christopher Colombus discovered America but NO HE DIDN'T. The Indians or native Americans did they were living on that land first but English took claim for Discovering it. The native Americans claim to have traveled from the islands around the world.the vikings also arrived several years before Columbus.
Why did the king and queen of Spain send christopher Columbus?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored Columbus because Columbus told them that if they gave him the money to find another trade route to India he would spread Catholicism in India (king and queen of Spain were Catholic)
Why was Christopher Columbus famous for?
He discovered North America, although he wasn't the first. The Native Americans were already there, but another explorer had already discovered it, and that person was his arch enemy, who they later names Amercia after him. Columbus also discovered that the world didn't have a edge, because it wasn't flat.
What did Christopher Columbus wish to accomplish?
Christopher Columbus wanted to establish another trade route to the Far East.
What did Christopher Columbus feel strongly about?
there was another continent out there.
What are some explorers?
Christopher Columbus is perhaps the most famous explorer, having discovered the Americas. Another famous explorer was John Cabot and Vasco Da Gama.
Why did christopher Columbus come to Florida?
Christopher Columbus believed that he was traveling to India to trade with the Indians. People at that time had no idea that there was another continent in between Europe and Asia.
What did Christapher Columbus name the new world?
Christopher Columbus actually though he landed in India, not another continent.
Christopher Columbus salies across the Atlantic to where?
in 1492 he discovered the Bahamas he died thinking that he had found another route to India- hence West Indies, and the fact that people were all dubbed Indians
What man made Christopher Columbus believe there was another route to Asia?
Marco pollo
What are two ways interpretations of history have changed?
I am only going to tell you one because I cant think of another. Christopher Columbus Didn't Discover America.
Who is the conquerors dominicain republic?
Hispaniola (the island that has become the Dominican Republic and Haiti) was discovered by Christopher Columbus. On his second trip to the island he founded the first Spanish colony in the new world. Christopher Columbus's brother, Bartholomew Columbus, also established a settlement on another part of the island. In short, the Spanish explorers were responsible for the colonization of Hispaniola, although they later last the land that is modern-day Haiti to the French.
When did Christopher Columbus discover the world was round?
Columbus and the people of his time all ready knew the world was round. This had been known for hundreds of years before Columbus. The idea that he discovered this is a historical fallacy and not true. It is another one of the historical myths that keeps getting passed down from generation to generation until everyone believes it is true.
What christopher Columbus want to be when he grew up?
he wanted to be a great sailor that found another piece of the world
