Question

unlike portuguese explorers, columbus believed that he could get to asia more quickly by sailing south. east. west. north.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall historical knowledge: Portuguese explorers sailed east around Africa to reach Asia. Columbus, however, believed the Earth was smaller and thought sailing west across the Atlantic would be a quicker route to Asia (though he unknowingly reached the Americas instead). So the correct direction he believed in was west.

Answer:

C. west