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Ship Improvements What were the events and improvements in ship design that lead to the discovery of the New World and enabled the subsequent expansion in global trade? In this paper I will examine the changes and improvements in European ship design that allowed for the first transatlantic voyage to the New World. Though the Europeans were not the first to develop the concept of the ship, they were the first to take this concept and use it to cross the Atlantic. Even before Columbus sailed

bad weather. The Niña, the Pinta were caravels, with a shallower draft than a nao, did not have much cargo space, but were able to explore shallow bays and the mouths of rivers. A carvel was square-rigged on its foremasts and mainmasts, but used a lateen sail on the mizzen to help in tacking. A caravel had about twenty crew members, who slept on the deck and would go below only if the weather was bad. The crew were gathered by Martín Alonso Pinzón (captain of the Pinta). They were experienced sea-men

Changes and Continuities of Indian Ocean Trade The Indian Ocean Basin trade was the most significant trade after the collapse of the Mongols and the Silk Road. During the period circa 600 to 1450 CE the Indian Ocean Basin trade developed into the most important exchange of products and ideas in the world. During the period the area had numerous technological and religious developments, however the trade itself didn’t change during this time as far as geography and policies of trade. To begin there

1. The lateen sail was a technological advancement that allowed ships to sail into a headwind. Initially used by the Arabs and later adopted by the Europeans whom combined the lateen sail with other technologies, such as the compass, opened up trade opportunities and improved skills such as mapmaking. The lateen sail was triangular and would allow for maximum sail. The lateen sail was faster than previous inventions, expediting travel and trade. Additionally, the lateen sail could be combined with

While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel, they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network, Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests, Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who

2.3 Emergence of Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange Common Era trade networks reached distances and capacities that Ancient Era trade had never been capable of reaching. Massive empires were involved in transregional trade in the Common Era. These empires were after luxury goods that were shipped across long distances of trade routes both on land and in water. The appearance of large empires brought change to trade networks by encouraging many benefits that trade provided. Empires

had a lateen to see and he dropped the lantern by accident and started didn't know what to do so he ran and told Mrs. O'Leary that her barn was on fire. According to The true story about Mrs O'Leary's Cow and the Chicago Fire of 1871 Mrs. O'Leary's granddaughter says that the O'Learys were renting the front or the back of the home to the mcgloglends and they were having a party and peg leg Sullivan was invited to the party he went to the barn for more beer. What happened was that he had a lateen to

Getting Into the Mind of a Late Medieval Peasant The middle Ages were dark and gloomy. People lived in castles and rode on horses. They constantly fought each other with swords and shields. That mainly sums up the Middle Ages, right a world with no technology sounds almost horrifying. However, there were many forms of “Medieval Technology.” Of course they didn’t have electricity or batteries in the middle Ages, but that’s not all technology is. Technology is the

them things that for no reason they should be asked, and furthermore, underestimate or exclude them for no significant cause. The article Things not to say to Latinos is a simple guide and an excellent tool to learn the proper way to approach to lateens in a daily basis and in a work environment. This article summons the experiences of two leading Latinos: Raymond Arroyo and Gilbert Casellas, who in one way or another have been victims of racial discrimination when they have been interrogated with

There is controversy over when globalization began because there is no crystal clear start to globalization. Some people believe that globalization started when the Buddhist leader Chandragupta combined aspects of trade, religion, and military to create a protected trading area. Others believe that globalization began under Genghis Khan’s rule. The Mongolian warrior-ruler created an empire that had trade integrated into it. There are also some experts that believe that the rise of globalization was