Why did Columbus call the people he met in the Americas "Indians"? Question 5 options:

A: He had told the king and queen of Spain that he would find a route to India.

B: He thought the language they spoke sounded like the language of India.

C: He mistakenly assumed he was in the Indies.

D: He wanted to honor the culture of India.

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources