Question
What was Christopher Columbus looking to find on his first transatlantic voyage?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) A new source of African people to enslave
A
A new source of African people to enslave
(Choice B) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
B
A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
(Choice C) The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
C
The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) A new source of African people to enslave
A
A new source of African people to enslave
(Choice B) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
B
A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
(Choice C) The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
C
The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **B** A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Christopher Columbus embarked on his first transatlantic voyage in 1492 with the goal of finding a westward route to Asia to access the lucrative spice trade.
Christopher Columbus embarked on his first transatlantic voyage in 1492 with the goal of finding a westward route to Asia to access the lucrative spice trade.