How Did Christopher Columbus Believe That The World Is Flat

In the 15th century, most people believed that the world was flat and if you sailed too far out you would get swallowed by monsters in the sea. Christopher Columbus, however did not believe this. Columbus originally wanted to find a quicker route to Asia on his voyage. He had to ask many kings and queens for supplies and resources, and many of --them said no and thought he was crazy. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel agreed after much persuasion. They gave him ships, supplies, and men. On August 3rd, 1492, they set out on their voyage. Since everyone believed that the world was flat, Columbus thought that sailing west would reach Asia. On the way to land everyone was starting to lose hope as it was taking so long and supplies were running low. After a little over 2 months, the first sailor spotted land. This was a huge relief for Columbus. …show more content…
Natives there had golden jewelry. Since Columbus did0000000000000n’t know he was in the America’s, he called the Natives Indians. He didn’t see any gold mines and tried to force the people to tell him where they were. None of them told him. Columbus started to kill off people who didn’t give him the information. After trading with some of the Natives to get riches, he set back to Spain to give the news. Whilst returning to Spain everyone was amazed he did not get killed or fall of the world. Spain was happy about his findings, however they wanted more. This was an eye opening experience for the world. They now had a whole new world to explore when before they thought it was small. This made opportunities for countries to colonize and spread