The reason Columbus set out to find a new world?
16 Answers to "The reason Columbus set out to find a new world?"
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He was looking for a faster trade route to Asia to make transportation more profitable. He was trying to find a western route, a quicker trade route, to get spices and riches for Spain and impress the monarchs who had sent him. Columbus mistakenly believed the Atlantic Ocean was much smaller than it really is, and when he first landed on an island in the Bahamas, believed he had reached the East Indies. Hence why he called the natives Indians..
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He was seeking a westward route to the islands and lands of the exotic and then-mysterious East.
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He only wanted to find a new route to a known place. This new world happened to be in his way.
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Nothing on the telly
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Fame, Fortunate and to network with the King and other elites.
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To find his long lost cousin Christopher...
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The old one had a hole in it.
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To be the imperialist pig he turned out to be!
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He was seeking a direct, shorter trade route to India.The Ottoman Turks had cut off trade with the West after taking Constantinople in 1453. His math was very much off as to the size of the ocean & world.
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The Queen gave him a ship, a bag of money and a few
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he was a notorious stoner
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He was bored with the old one
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To lay the foundation for 'a new world order'.
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To prove that the world wasn't square.
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Best Answer (Chosen by Voting):
Posted by badbinary 1 Dec 16th, 2012 at 6:16AM
they didnt deliver takeaway in those days
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