Early Europe, Africa, and Asia

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Instrument enabling deep-sea navigation during the Renaissance:

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Compass

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Silk Road: An overland route linking China and the Middle East.

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Not a sea route, trade route to Africa, or European road network.

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Sail design enabling ships to sail against the wind during the Renaissance?

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Lateen sail

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Inventor of the rudder for large ships?

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The Chinese

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Innovation by the Chinese to prevent ship sinking:

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Watertight compartments

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Reason for Western Europe's search for new trade routes to Asia?

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To bypass Middle Eastern traders.

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Country that established a school for navigators and shipbuilding techniques?

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Portugal

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Innovation NOT from the expanding Muslim world?

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Steam engine

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Primary purpose of the Silk Road?

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Facilitated trade between China and the Middle East.

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Crucial navigation instrument during the Renaissance?

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Astrolabe