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A Sailing ship can carry a lot more than any sort of land vehicle. It also uses less energy to do a return than it would if a land vehicle was to make the amount of jouneys to bring back the same amount as the ship did. So it is better for the environment too.
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Why didnt the Phoenicians march south and take over Assyria or Babylon?
The Phoenicians had limited land and a growing population. They were faced with the choice of either conquering more land or trading. They elected the trade option and established a profitable trading network around the Mediterranean.
How did changes to the silk road force Europeans to look for other ways to trade with Asia?
Traveling by land from Europe to China entailed avoiding robbers and soldiers from possible unfriendly nations. Sea travel was possible by sailing around the southern tip of Africa and then finding silk trading ports in India and China. For this reason a sailing route traveling west from Europe was a hope to find a better way to reach Asia.
How did changes in the silk road force europeans to look for other ways to trade with Asia?
Traveling by land from Europe to China entailed avoiding robbers and soldiers from possible unfriendly nations. Sea travel was possible by sailing around the southern tip of Africa and then finding silk trading ports in India and China. For this reason a sailing route traveling west from Europe was a hope to find a better way to reach Asia.
Why did Native Americans fight in the French and Indian war?
France appeared to be a better partner to Native Americans than the Colonists and the English. The French were trading partners while the Colonists were land grabbers.
What do you call a person unfamiliar of sailing or the sea?
land lubber
Which came first the land yacht or the sailing yacht?
There is no answer it is a mystery,
What is a good way to train for sailing on land?
Dune buggy racing.
How long was the Phoenicians voyage to the founded land of Carthage?
A week's sailing.
How did VASCO die?
he died of scurvy sailing back to his home land
What was the reason founed for Pennsylvania?
the reason is profit from sailing land religious freedom
Where did kool aid man go sailing?
he sailed to bad face land
If you are sailing north through the Bering Strait what is the land mass to the east?
Alaska.
