<span>Most people at that time thought the world was flat. When you
sailed out to sea and they could no longer see your ship they assumed
you fell off the edge of the world. Columbus figured out (not by
himself, other educated people also knew this) that the world was round.
He figured it was a lot smaller though. He thought he could sail out
into the ocean and come out in India, there by taking a short cut and
putting one over on Spain. What Columbus didn't realize was the world
was alot bigger than he thought and there was a whole Continent out
there nobody knew about. Sooooo when he landed in S. America he thought
he was in India.</span>
Answer is actively working to achieve civil rights for all
The name for a geographically wide ranging group of peoples and states ruled by a single government is empire. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B". An empire can cover a huge amount of area consisting of several states or countries.
Ships is used the least in trade of large goods
