Although the First Regular Ocean Traders Were Probably the Cretans

question 65

Multiple Choice

Although the first regular ocean traders were probably the Cretans or the Phoenicians, the first direct evidence of voyaging, traveling the ocean for a specific purpose, comes from   .

• A) ancient maps left by Polynesian people
• B) Eratosthenes's latitudinal and longitudinal maps
• C) records of trade in the Mediterranean Sea
• D) James Cook's accurate charts of New Zealand, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef

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