What was the primary goal of Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage sponsored by Spain?

To prove that the Earth was a sphere

To find a westward sea route to the markets of Asia

To establish a permanent colony in Africa

To be the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe

When Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas, what did he believe he had found?

A new continent previously unknown to Europeans

Islands located just off the coast of Asia

Christopher Columbus, for being the first European to land there.

An ancient Native American word for the land.

Amerigo Vespucci, who recognized it as a new continent.

Queen Isabella of Spain, who funded the expeditions.

He believed the Earth was flat.

He underestimated the planet's size.

He thought Asia was to the south.

He did not know how to use a compass.