What is the purpose of a museum?
Name the style of architecture used when constructing this former
church.
Give three pieces of evidence to support this.
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3.
How did this instrument help sailors during the Age of Exploration?
What is the sailor measuring here?
Explain how a Log – line works.
How did the iron in boats affect the compass reading?
Astrolabe
Can you name one challenge with using the astrolabe?
Fill in the blanks from the following paragraph using the words in the box:
keel
crew
lateen
wind
cargo
Prince Henry the Navigator
The caravel was developed in about 1451, based on existing fishing boats under the
sponsorship of
of Portugal, and soon
became the preferred vessel for Portuguese explorers. They were agile and easier to
navigate, with a tonnage of 50 to 160 tons and 1 to 3 masts, with _______ triangular
sails allowing beating.
Being smaller and having a shallow _______ , the caravel could sail upriver in shallow
coastal waters. With the lateen sails attached, it was highly maneuverable and could
sail much nearer the _______
, while with the square Atlantic-type sails
attached, it was very fast. Its economy, speed, agility, and power made it a popular
sailing vessel of its time. The limited capacity for ______and _______were their main
drawbacks, but did not hinder its success.
Explain the benefits of a clinker-built boat.
Describe one benefit from having lateen sails.