Christopher Columbus
A. was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy.
B. believed the Americas consisted of a few islands.
C. was a man of little ambition.
D. thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.
E. believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east.
Answer: D
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