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Which instruments helped sailors to navigate while at sea during the Age of Exploration?
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∙ 12y ago
Sailors used a compass or an astrolabe. a compass points North so you know your direction. an astrolabe can tell your location by using the sun as a reference point but you might need a star chart to use it. If you were traveling at night you would use the star char5t and the North Star to tell direction.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Navigational aids that explorers would have used included:
Astrolabes - calculating latitudes
Telescope - Hans Lippershey (c1570-c1619) credited with the invention. The telescope was introduced to astronomy in 1609 by Galileo Galilei
Charts and Maps - Cartography or map making was an important Renaissance skill
Compasses - Enabled Renaissance sea men to find their bearing in the fog
Cross-staffs - Used to measure the angle of the Sun or a star above the horizon
Nocturnals - Measuring and timekeeping instrument
Quadrants - Measuring and timekeeping instrument
Traverse boards - Navigation instrument - older version of Astrolabe
The Hour-glass, Minute-glass and Sun-dial - timekeeping instruments
Almanacs - which forecast precisely where the the sun, moon, planets and selected navigational stars, are going to be, hour by hour, years into the future
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∙ 12y agoA compass
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Spain
Did The early exploration of the New World took place during the Renaissance?
yes it did
When did the European exploration begin?
Some time during the Stone Age
Who were some of the primary sponsors of explorers during the age of exploration?
Spain, followed by the Portuguese and Dutch.
The encomienda system in Latin America was a result of?
Colonization and conquest by Spanish conquistadors during the Age of Exploration.
What was used by the European sailors during the age of exploration?
A number of tools were used, European sailors used instruments called Crosstaffs and Backstaffs they were used to figure out location by using the stars.
Was lateen rings used by the european sailors during the age of the exploration?
yes
Which was not used by European sailors during the age of the exploration?
viking ship designs.
How much rum sailors had in their daily rations during the exploration era?
as much as they wanted
Instruments used during the age of exploration?
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How did Columbus and the sailors' journey end?
Columbus and the sailors' journey ended with exploration of so many new islands. This was during the time when the Spaniards had sour relations with the people of Hispaniola.
What did European sailors not use during the Age of Exploration?
viking ship designs
What where the navigational tools the sailors could use during the 15th century?
Compass and astrolabe. Along with larger ships and the movable sail it allowed for exploration.
Where is scurvy prevalent?
When access to citrus fruits is limited. This was a problem for sailors during the age of exploration. There are still issues in south east Asia and sub Saharan Africa
What problems do you think the sailors had during the voyage?
What promblems do you think the sailors had during the voyage
What allowed for longer sea voyages during European exploration?
The discovery that fresh fruit (particularly limes) prevented scurvy was important in improving the health of sailors on long distance voyages.
How did pacific islanders navigate the ocean in ancient times?
* The presence of seabirds would indicate the location and distance of land masses.* It is known ancient sailors were able to navigate by the use of stars.* Early mariners may have known that ocean currents vary during different times of the year.
