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Age of exloration
Age of exploration
Term | Definition |
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Compasses | They We're used to tell sailors which direction they were sailing in |
Clinker built | The boards on the side of the ship overlapped |
Astrolabes | We're pointed to the north star to tell the latitude |
Marco Polo | Was the son of a Venetian trader. |
Maps | They showed places along the coasts joined by straight lines |
Depth | When ships were sailing in the shallow water of the inlets the sailors needed to check the depth of the Water |
Log and line | It Was used to record details of the voyage |
Caravels | These ships brought together the best qualities of the ships that sailed in the Atlantic Ocean in 1400-1750 |
Ships biscuit | A flat loaf that was baked slowly until it was hard |
rudders | this gave them more control over the steering |
Christopher columbus | sailed to America thinking he reached inda |
Ferdinand magellan | was the first sailor to reach inda and back home |