What are two reasons European explorers mistook the Americas for Asia?
History homework. I need to explain two reasons why they mistook the Americas for Asia. Thank you!
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The colour of the natives skin as well as their texture. They believe if they sailed west they would reach India since the world was round and since they had no knowledge that there was land in the Americas they thought that the land they sighted was Asia.
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