Christopher Columbus Called the Native People He Encountered on His

question 76

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

• A)he believed they came from the East Indies in the Pacific.
• B)it is what the natives called themselves.
• C)he mispronounced their actual name.
• D)Norse seamen had first used the term.
• E)he wanted to hide his discovery from rival explorers.

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Definitions:

Meaning

The significance, purpose, or understanding attributed to something.

Phonemes

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

Linguistic Heuristics

Cognitive shortcuts used in language processing and understanding, often applied for quick decision making or problem solving.

Morphemes

Tiny grammatical elements within a language that bear significance.