Question

Select the two reasons Columbus's crew threatened to mutiny.

Answer 1

☘ Reasons:

Why Columbus's crew threatened to mutiny:

1. They had never sailed against the winds. The weather condition of the area was too bad that it could have overturned their ship.
2. They had never sailed so far, that they haven't even imagine. They had no idea about the route to India. Hence, they were denying the offer
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☘ Explore more:

The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia(India), but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas.

Did you know ? Christopher Columbus was not the first person to propose that a person could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. In fact, scholars argue that the idea is almost as old as the idea that the Earth is round. (That is, it dates back to early Rome.

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