Christopher Columbus planned to find a more direct route to Asia by .
A) traveling around the southern tip of Africa
B) taking an overland trade route across the Middle East
C) sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
D) finding a Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean

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Columbus aimed to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, believing it would be a shorter route than the known eastern routes.

Christopher Columbus Planned to Find a More Direct Route to Asia