The Age Of Exploration: A Major Turning Point In History

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The Age of Exploration is a major turning point in history because...
New technology was produced.

Transportation of goods.

New trade routes were discovered.
New Technology was produced
During the Age of Exploration technology, such as the astrolabe and the compass, were produced to help the people for navigation and to measure the night's sky.

The compass was an instrument that helped to direct the navigation on sea, or on land. This helped during the Age of Exploration because people that were traveling were able to navigate north, south, east, and west.
The Astrolabe
The astrolabe was one of the oldest altitude measuring instruments. The astrolabe was an angle- measuring instrument that comes from the Greek name "to take a star."

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