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Was lateen rings used by the european sailors during the age of the exploration?
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What technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the age of exploration?
Lateen sail
Did the Europeans use lateen rigs during the age of exploration?
Yes, the did. They had them on the caravels as well.
How did the lateen sail help European explorers?
how did the lateen sail help the european explorers
What enabled the portuguese sailors to sail into and with the wind?
Lateen Sails
How did the carvels lateen sails help sailors?
Triangular-shaped sails helped catch wind from the sides and rear.
What advances in the middle ages lead to discovery of the early America?
The development of the lateen sail, the rudder, and the astrolabe gave sailors a means to navigate in open water.
What is the importance of lateen sail?
The lateen is believed to have been used in the Eastern Mediterranean as early as the 2nd Century ce (common ear). The effective use by the Arabs caused it's rapid spread through the Mediterranean. The lateen sail was so popular because its ability to sail into the wind. Prior to the lateen a majority of sea vessels used square sails (which one can imagine wouldn't sail into the wind very effectively). The lateen made up a majority of ship sails during the Age of Discovery (When Columbus discovered the Americas). The lateen made it possible to sail faster, farther, and more efficiently. An elite ship during the Age of Discovery was the caravel, its elite status can be attributed to how effectively it utilized the lateen sail.
Advances in European shipbuilding in the 1400s included the use of?
Advances in European shipbuilding in the 1400s included the use of triangle-trade lateen sails. This helped to give the ships more speed.
When was the lateen sail invented?
The lateen sail was invented around 100.
What were the three technological advances in shipbuilding and navigation during early exploration?
The lateen sail, which allowed tacking into the wind, the block and tackle, which allowed the raising of large sails with less manpower, the compass and the sextant. I don't know which three your teacher wants, but these four were critical.
What type technology aided Portuguese exploration?
They built caravels, made better maps, used the rudder, used the lateen (a triangular sail), used an astrolabe, also used a compass.
A lateen is?
A type of sail
