Christopher Columbus believed that by sailing west 2,500 nautical miles he would
A) reach the Canary Islands and initiate a spice trade with the natives.
B) find a direct and profitable route to Japan.
C) discover a new continent and lost city of gold.
D) find a quick passage around Africa.
E) None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B) find a direct and profitable route to Japan.
You might also like to view...
Cecil Rhodes
What will be an ideal response?
Overall, the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was not a reform imparted by the British colonial system in India?
A. Ending the practice of sati by widows. B. Implementing a system of education for elites and women. C. Introducing the British Civil Service examination. D. Transferring ownership of railways to local government. E. Imposing a new penal code based on the British model.
By the late 1940s, the Communist Party, U.S.A., was __________.
A. a major third party B. highly critical of the Soviet Union C. growing rapidly D. steadily losing ground