Why did Columbus believe he had reach Asia when he had actually traveled less than halfway there? A)There was no accurate way to
determine latitude B)The compass hadn't been invented yet C) Columbus believe the Earth way smaller than it actually is D) He met people who spoke Arabic
C. Columbus believe the Earth way smaller than it actually is, is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Christopher Columbus is credited with for discovering America. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He learned about map making and ship navigation in Lisbon. He and his brother had heard about the riches of China and East Asia and hence Columbus planned to reach china by crossing Atlantic Ocean because overland silk route was dangerous and going around Africa was too long. But he was proven wrong because Earth was larger than he thought and there was another land the Americas, between Asia and Europe.
For more than 1000 years Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire. It had an strategic position for trade, and many trading routes passed through there. It was the biggest and richest city in all of Europe.
The reason why people risk their lives to fight against the world's super power was because of the reason that they want to have their freedom and to be able to get and achieve the rights in which they think that they truly deserves.
