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Exploring Maritime Navigation and Exploration: From Technological Advances to Traditional Techniques

Explore pivotal events from the 16th to 18th centuries focusing on the Spanish Conquest, European Colonization, and African Slavery. This educational activity assesses understanding of historical impacts, colonial dynamics, and...

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 16 | Last updated: Nov 6, 2025

Sample Question 1
Which technological advances were important for maritime exploration?

Development of the Steam Engine

Invention of the Printing Press

Shipbuilding: Sails (square/lateen), Caravels, Carracks (Ex. Egyptian Febucca, Viking longboat, Spanish Caravel); Navigation Techniques; Direction; Location

Discovery of Penicillin

Sample Question 2
What are some traditional navigation techniques used by sailors?

GPS technology

Volta do mar, trade winds, monsoon winds

Road signs

Astrology charts

Sample Question 3
What is a reliable method for determining direction when navigating outdoors?

Using the position of the moon in the sky

Following landmarks such as trees or rocks

Compass (magnetism--iron core); North Star

Listening to the direction of the wind

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