Why were Native Americans called Indians?
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
Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in India, so he mistakenly referred to the indigenous peoples he encountered as "Indians."
Why can it be said that Europeans did not discover 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 main reason it can be said that Europeans did not "discover" the Americas is because native peoples, known as Native Americans, were already living there long before Europeans arrived. The concept of "discovery" implies that the land was unknown or unexplored, which was not the case for the Native American tribes that had established complex societies and cultures in the Americas. Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that other cultures, such as Asian explorers, may have reached the Americas before Europeans did.
Portuguese is the official language of which modern day country because they claimed it as a colony?
Brazil
America
Canada
Mexico
Brazil is the modern-day country where Portuguese is the official language, as it was claimed as a colony by the Portuguese.
The name given to the newly discovered continents of South America, North America and the surrounding areas
New World
Indies
Far East
Antarctica