Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
the caravel was a shallow ship which allowed
European sailers to sail into the wind
Lateen sails were triangular-shaped sails which allowed ships to move faster.
A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects. Its primary use is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon which is known as the altitude. Making this measurement is known as sighting the object, shooting the object, or taking a sight and it is an essential part of celestial navigation.
Astrolabes are used to show how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time. This is done by drawing the sky on the face of the astrolabe and marking it so positions in the sky are easy to find.
A compass is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles.
European individuals like
Henry the Navigation helped
improved maps
gunpowder was used in muskets
& cannons.
gave Europeans a advantage over
the Natives in Asia, Africa & the
'so-called' New World
Europeans like the Portuguese, Spanish &
English wanted to find a quicker route to the Spice
Islands in Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
his crew circumnavigated
the earth in 3 years
John Cabot
Cabot sailed to Newfoundland in 1496, and made a map of the area. He thought that he found China, but he did not. In 1498, he left with 5 ships for another adventure, but he was never heard from again.