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
            
        astrolabe
astrolabe
magnetic compass
magnetic compass
square rigging
square rigging
lateen sail
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                    Answer
            
    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
    
Responses
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
Prince Henry
Prince Henry
Amerigo Vespucci
                    Answer
            
    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
    
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias
Prince Henry
Prince Henry
Amerigo Vespucci
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            GPT-4o mini
            
    The technology that allowed ships to sail into the wind is the **lateen sail**.
    
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