Which Statement Most Accurately Captures the Significance of Columbus's Voyages

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately captures the significance of Columbus's voyages to the Americas?

• A) His expeditions initiated extensive contact between the continents of the Old and New Worlds, resulting in the radical biological transformations of both regions.
• B) By claiming the Americas for Spain, he ensured that the New World enjoyed the dominance of tolerant and enlightened European peoples.
• C) His journey disproved the widely held belief that the earth was flat and almost single-handedly inspired a more rational and empirical approach to understanding the natural world.
• D) Without Columbus's unique bravery and geographical insight, contact between the Americas and Europe might never have occurred.

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