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Technology of the age of exploration - Coggle Diagram
Technology of the age of exploration
Caravels
purpose
carrying cargo
warship
fishing boat
cheap to build
highly maneuverable
a ship
the construction of the galleon
cargo ship in peace time
fortress during war
developed in the 16th century
traverse board
used to know at what speed and
direction you're going
tracked the ship's way
easy to use
magnetic compass
used to sail unknown seas
developed in china in the 11th century
europians travelled to a lot of new
lands thanks to this
astrolabe
measures the altitude of the sun and starts
invented by a greek astronomer and mathematician
was used in the sea since the 15th century
kemal
string and a piece of wood
used to estimate the vessel's lattitude
developed by the ELA Arabs
in the 9th century
replaced by the cross staff
and the jacob's staff
stern post rudder
made in the 12th century
before its creation ships used
oars to change directions
labor intense and requested
a larger crew
still used today
time keeping devices
used to maintain schedules
on the ship
sextant
measured the horizon and the stars
