The correct answer is: Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India.
Why were Native Americans called Indians? (1 point)
• They were named after Christopher Columbus' daughter
• Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India
• They were named after one of the ships used in the voyage to the New World
• Explorers from India were the first ones to land in the New World
7 answers
Why can it be said that Europeans did not discover the Americas? (1 point)
• The Americas were destroyed by wildfires before anyone discovered them
• Asian explorers found the Americas first
• Europeans never landed in the Americas
• Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas
• The Americas were destroyed by wildfires before anyone discovered them
• Asian explorers found the Americas first
• Europeans never landed in the Americas
• Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas
The correct answer is: Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas.
Portuguese is the official language of which modern day country because they claimed it as a colony? (1 point)
• Brazil
• America
• Canada
• Mexico
• Brazil
• America
• Canada
• Mexico
The correct answer is: Brazil.
The name given to the newly discovered continents of South America, North America and the surrounding areas (1 point)
• New World
• Indies
• Far East
• Antarctica
• New World
• Indies
• Far East
• Antarctica
The correct answer is: New World.