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Oh, dude, Columbus thought he landed in India when he actually stumbled upon the Americas. So, like, he just called the indigenous people he encountered "Indians" because he was like, "Oh, these must be the Indians I've been looking for." It was a classic case of mistaken identity, you know?
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Why did Columbus call the native he met Indians?
He originally thought he found a route to India and these were its natives.
What did Columbus call the natives he met and why?
Oh, dude, Columbus called the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he had reached the East Indies when he actually landed in the Americas. So, like, he was totally off by, like, a whole continent. Classic Columbus, am I right?
Why did Columbus call the people he met taino?
He called them taino indians because of there disgusting filth.
Who where the natives Columbus met?
arawak
Did Marco Polo the explorer meet any natives of Asia?
Yes he actually met the Emperor The great Kublai Khan and worked for him as ambassador.
What did Columbus call the natives when he first met them?
indians
What did the europeans call the natives that they first met in the tundra region Canada?
Indians. Indians are what the europeans called the natives when they first met in the tundra region Canada.
Why did Columbus call the native he met Indians?
He originally thought he found a route to India and these were its natives.
What did Columbus call the natives he met and why?
Oh, dude, Columbus called the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he had reached the East Indies when he actually landed in the Americas. So, like, he was totally off by, like, a whole continent. Classic Columbus, am I right?
Why did Columbus call the people he met taino?
He called them taino indians because of there disgusting filth.
Who where the natives Columbus met?
arawak
Did Marco Polo the explorer meet any natives of Asia?
Yes he actually met the Emperor The great Kublai Khan and worked for him as ambassador.
What did Columbus name the people that he first encountered?
He called the people that he first encountered Indians because he thought he had landed in India, due to the fact that people in the Renaissance time didn't know about the "New World" to the west.
Why did Columbus call the natives Americans he met indies?
Columbus believed he had reached the Indies when he arrived in North America, so he called the people he found there "Indians". Though this term has been inaccurate since it was first used, the term "Native American" did not come into use until centuries later.
Indians from what tribe met Columbus when he arrived in 1492?
The Arawaks.
Who did Ferdinand Magellan meet or encounter on his voyage?
Magellan met native americans
What happened when natives Americans and Europeans met?
thounsands of native americans died of small pox
