Question
How did the men of Columbus’s expedition first know they were nearing land?
Group of answer choices
They saw the Taino rowing out to meet them.
They saw the tops of mountains.
They smelled the beautiful flowers from the islands.
They saw birds and floating branches.
Group of answer choices
They saw the Taino rowing out to meet them.
They saw the tops of mountains.
They smelled the beautiful flowers from the islands.
They saw birds and floating branches.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The men of Columbus’s expedition first knew they were nearing land because **they saw birds and floating branches**. This indicated to them that land was nearby, as these birds typically do not venture far from shore.