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Which ancient civilization had great sailors of the ancient world?
Phoenicia .
What did sailors do in ancient Egypt?
sail
What sailors and traders of the ancient world?
Phoenicians
What bone disease is called by the lack of calcium in the diet?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Who were great sailors of the ancient world?
The Polynesians and Phoenicians .
What are sailors and traders of the ancient world called?
Phoenician
Where can you get Rickets?
how do u get rickets
Why did ancient Greek sailors have difficulties?
No engines, bad weather, pirates.
What disease did vitamin d cure for ancient sailors?
Scurvy? No, more like hunger, and vitamin D deficiency (from lack of exposure to the sun?). Ancient sailors struggled to get sufficient vitamin C, which is what led to scurvy.
Are rickets caused by microbes?
No, rickets is not caused by microbes. Rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphate.
What instrument did the ancient Chinese invent that helped sailors figure out where they were going?
compass
Where The Phoenicians noted for being sailors and traders in the ancient Mediterranean world?
yes
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