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Columbus thought he could reach India by sailing west.
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Who named the Indians?
Christopher Colubus did. He named them Indians because he was trying to sail around the world to India, and was not expecting America. Therefore, when he found America was inhabited, he called the residents of America Indians, because he thought he reached India.
Who explored the west Indies?
Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
What Columbus believed that he had reached India what did he call the people he found there?
Indians (Apex)
What is the difference between Hindi and Hindustani?
No. A Hindi is a person who follows Hinduism. An Indian is a person from India. Sometimes Native Americans are even refereed to as Indians, because of when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India he accidentally ended up in America and called all the Native Americans Indians. But, Native Americans are not the same as Indians from the country India. Also Hinduism is a type of religion that people in India follow, and those people are called Hindus.
How did the west Indies get its name?
Christopher Columbus gave the West Indies that name because long ago they thought the world was flat. He decided to go to India but travel West . On his journey ,when he finally saw land he thought it was India but the people there were Arawak went back to Europe he told this of his discovery and since he traveled west to try to get to India but failed ,they called it WEST INDIES/ WEST INDIA its kind of the same thing.
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for and what was he hoping to find?
Christopher Columbus was sailing for Portugal in search of India looking for great riches and wealth.
What was Christopher Columbus after when he was sailing?
Christopher Columbus was sailing to find a shorter or faster way to get to India. He decided to go straight and that's when he found America and when he saw the native Americans he called them Indians because he thought he was in India. p.s. any questions about history ask me No .... Christopher Columbus wanted to find a shorter way to Asia
How was Christopher Columbus an important person?
Christopher Columbus established South Africa. One day while he was sailing to India for spices he came across the continent Africa.
What interesting things did Christopher Columbus do?
Columbus "discovered" North America, But he was not the first one; vikings were the first. Columbus was the second, and he believed that he could find India by sailing westward. So in effect, what Columbus did was provide an awareness of the new continent to Europeans, who soon after began to colonize the land.
Christopher Columbus believed that he reached?
He believed that he had reached India, so he called the (now Bahamas) West Indies.
What were explorers really looking for when they were sailing around the new land?
Christopher Columbus was looking for India, therefore the name indians.
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.
Who found the new world while sailing to find a route to India?
Christopher Columbus like the Poem In 14 hundred 92 Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Who named the Indians?
Christopher Colubus did. He named them Indians because he was trying to sail around the world to India, and was not expecting America. Therefore, when he found America was inhabited, he called the residents of America Indians, because he thought he reached India.
Where was Christopher Columbus going to?
He was originally headed for India in search of spices. The America's had not yet been discovered so when he came in contact with those native to the country, he believed them to be from India; Hence, Indians.
What did cluumbus called the people?
Christopher Columbus called the Natives in America Indians because he believed that he landed in India.
What was Christopher Columbus seeking when he landed in the Americas?
what was christopher columbus seeking when he landed in the america
