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Tazate

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Question 1

Which of the following devised a new ship to handle bulky grain shipments at the lowest possible cost that allowed them to capture the Baltic trade?
 
  a. the English
  b. the French
  c. the Dutch
  d. the Spanish
  e. the Portuguese

Question 2

Why was it difficult for Spanish and Portuguese mariners to return home from the Canary Islands?
 
  a. They had to sail against the winds.
  b. Unusual magnetic fields in that area rendered navigational instruments useless.
  c. Berber pirates preyed on ships sailing northward from the Canaries.
  d. They had no knowledge of the tacking maneuver.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 12, 2019

Answer 1

c

Answer 2

a


Tazate

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Reply 2 on: Sep 12, 2019
Gracias!

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