Question

Lateen sails, round-hulled ships, and navigation compasses had the BIGGEST impact on

A) the end of the Silk Roads.
B) the end of the Qing Dynasty in China.
C) the beginning of New World colonization.
D) the beginning of European trade with Asia.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.)

Answer 2

Lateen sails, round-hulled ships, and navigation compasses had the biggest impact on "the beginning of New World colonization," since without this innovations it would have been far more dangerous and time-consuming to sail across the Atlantic.