2006-08-26 06:37:31 · 14 answers · asked by kisser_up 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
firstly, christopher columbus called the natives as INDIANS, not idians.... he assumed that by sailing west, he had circled the earth and landed at INDIA.... where they normally reached by sailing east.... hence he called them INDIANS(natives of India)
2006-08-26 06:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chrisopher Columbus call the natives "Idians" because he thought he was in India because he was in search of India and by his intuition.
2006-08-26 13:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
India
2006-08-26 13:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did NOT think he was in India. He thought he was in the Indies--the East.
2006-08-26 13:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
India...he was trying to find a shorter way to reach India and he thought he had.
2006-08-26 13:40:49 · answer #5 · answered by Curious_Camo_Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleveland, which was later down graded to a city, in Ohio
2006-08-29 06:12:41 · answer #6 · answered by william v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a joke? India of course, hence the name "Indians" lol!
2006-08-26 13:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by Lesley P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He thought he was in the West Indies.
2006-08-26 14:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by superrrmodel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India....
2006-08-26 13:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by Heather R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IDAHO!!!!!! lol lol lol just kiddin. I guess he thought he was in INDIA.
2006-08-26 13:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by conman255 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋