Question

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Christopher Columbus? A. He was born and raised in Italy. B. His explorations were funded by Spain. C. He was not the first European to reach the Americas. D. He was the first person to believe the earth was round.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. He was the first person to believe the earth was round.

Explanation

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who discovered America in the XV century when with the help of Spain kingdom of Castilla crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in a Caribbean Island after convincing them that the land was round and by the Atlantic, they could get to India. Nevertheless, he was not the first person who believed that the earth was round, because, from Ancient Greece, some philosophers argued that the earth was round. but, popularity is usually associated with Galileo Galilei with the discovery of the spherical shape of the earth. So, the correct answer is D. He was the first person to believe the earth was round.

Answer 2

The answer is is D) He was the first perosn to belivee the earth was round [He axtually thought the earth was flat round]