Technical Innovations That Made Sailing Easier in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth

question 66

Multiple Choice

Technical innovations that made sailing easier in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries included

• A)a rudimentary form of steam engine.
• B)mechanical clocks.
• C)the fly compass and the astrolabe.
• D)better oars.
• E)the ability to chart with the use of latitude.

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