Columbus Called the Native People in the "New World" Indians

question 91

Multiple Choice

Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians because

• A) that was what they called themselves.
• B) he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies."
• C) it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen.
• D) the Vikings had first called them by that name.
• E) the Spanish often used this generic word, which meant "outsider" or "non-Spanish."

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Definitions:

Heart Sound

The noises generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it, typically heard with a stethoscope.

Murmur

A sound heard during a heartbeat cycle, often using a stethoscope, that can indicate normal or abnormal heart activity.

Radial Pulse

The pulse felt over the radial artery at the wrist, commonly used to measure heart rate.

Heart

A muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.