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christopher colombus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what year did Columbus die | 1506 |
| what were his three ships called | Pinta, Santa Maria, Nina |
| where was Columbus born and when | Genoa |
| how would the make there ships stronger and what is it called | clinker-built which meant the made the ship stronger by overlapping planks of wood |
| what features did a caravel have and why did they make it | it had triangular-shaped lateen sails and overlapping planks of wood it was made to be stronger and the sails were for sailing in and out of small bays and harbours |
| what was an astrolabe | they used it to find their latitude by pointing it at the sun |
| what was a quadrant | sailors used the quadrant by pointing it at the north star |