Question

in order to reach Asia, Christopher Columbus thought that it would be wise to _____

A) bargain with the Italian city-states
B) bribe the Muslim traders in the Middle East
C) sail west instead of east
D) sail around the southern tip of Africa

Answer 1

C.
This is the process by which he "discovered" the Americas (although Vikings had already done so in centuries before)

Answer 2

He thought it would be shorter to "C) sail west instead of east."