Question

Identify a technology that allowed ships to sail into the wind.(1 point)

astrolabe
astrolabe

magnetic compass
magnetic compass

square rigging
square rigging

lateen sail

Answer 1

The technology that allowed ships to sail into the wind is the **lateen sail**.

Answer 2

Which European explorer was the first to use new technologies, such as the caravel and astrolabe, to sail around Africa to Asia?(1 point)
Responses

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias

Prince Henry
Prince Henry

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 3

Which European explorer was the first to use new technologies, such as the caravel and astrolabe, to sail around Africa to Asia?(1 point)

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias

Prince Henry
Prince Henry

Amerigo Vespucci