Early sailors were often afraid of the unknown dangers of the open sea, including treacherous weather conditions, such as storms and heavy seas. They feared navigational hazards like uncharted reefs and rocks, which could lead to shipwrecks. Additionally, superstitions played a significant role in their fears, as they believed in mythical sea monsters and other supernatural threats. The isolation of being far from land and the potential for running out of supplies also contributed to their anxieties.
Sailors were afraid they would fall off the Earth That sea monsters would attack them That the sea water was boiling hot Falling overboard Suffering from scurvy Dying from starvation
Early sailors would get both a pig and a rooster. One on each foot.
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The island was known to Phonecian, Arabs, and Malay Sailors as early as the 10th century
The stone used by early sailors as a primitive compass was called a lodestone. Lodestones are naturally magnetized rocks that were used to help sailors navigate by aligning with the Earth's magnetic field.
Trade Winds were used by early sailors.
European sailors were afraid of sailing because they were afraid of falling off the edge. They thought that the world was flat. Another reason was that they didn't have very good navigation. The last reason I know is sea monsters. They believed that sea monsters actually lived. They thought up weird things.
They are afraid to go far by sea because they are scared that maybe the go somewhere they don't know(nowhere) and they are afraid of the weather(hurricane, storm etc.) and disease(scurvy).
Zheng He was mainly considered one of the greatest sailors during that period of time. Well, in early China.. hope it helps :)
They were afraid of falling off the edge of the world. [In reality, they were afraid of getting lost by sailing beyond their star charts.]
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