False. A <span>philanthropist</span> is person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
The correct answer is <span>find a water route to the East
They believed that since the world is round that they could reach the east, places like China and India, if they went westwards. They didn't know that the Americas existed and many believed that the earth was either much smaller or that only a huge body of water was found in that area. This is why they believed that they had reached India when they reached the Americas.</span>
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Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, once turned down the role of Othello because he did not want to be typecast as a black actor.
Born: 20 February 1927, Miami
