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riadik2000 [5.3K]
3 years ago
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Why did Columbus believe he has reached Asia when actually traveled less then halfway there?

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Kisachek [45]3 years ago
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    Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he had traveled less than halfway there because geographical knowledge at the time was limited. They believed if they sailed West they would reach Asia by sea but actually ended up in the Americas. He thought the world was smaller than it actually was.

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