Why did columbus believe he had reach asia when he had actually traveled less than halfway there? a)there was no accurate way to determine latitude b)the compass hadn't been invented yet c) columbus believe the earth way smaller than it actually is d) he met people who spoke arabic

C. Columbus believe the Earth way smaller than it actually is, is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Christopher Columbus is credited with for discovering America. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He learned about map making and ship navigation in Lisbon. He and his brother had heard about the riches of China and East Asia and hence Columbus planned to reach china by crossing Atlantic Ocean because overland silk route was dangerous and going around Africa was too long. But he was proven wrong because Earth was larger than he thought and there was another land the Americas, between Asia and Europe.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

question 1: a) thurgood marshall

question 2: b) the civil rights act of 1964

question 3: c) brown v board of education

question 4: d) creation of the dept of education

question 5: a) welfare and social security

explanation: