Christopher Columbus

question 56

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus

• A) was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy.
• B) was a man of little ambition.
• C) believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east.
• D) believed the Americas consisted of a few islands.
• E) thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.

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Definitions:

Low-Context Cultures

Cultures where communication is explicit, direct, and reliant on explicit words rather than context or nonverbal cues to convey meaning.

Vocabulary

The body of words used within a particular language or by a particular group of people.

Cross-Cultural Communication

The process of recognizing and understanding the differences and similarities in communication across different cultures.

High-Context Cultures

Cultures in which communication is often indirect, and the context in which a message is delivered is just as important as the message itself.