Renaissance+and+Reformation+Invention


 * [[image:astrolabe.JPG width="392" height="475" align="center"]] || [[image:Cannon.GIF width="559" height="464" align="center"]] ||
 * This image depicts an astrolabe. During the Renaissance, there was a sprit of adventure. To satisfy this spirt, sailors began to explore uncharted waters. To find their latitude at sea, sailors would use an astrolabe. It was an image invented by the Portuguese under Prince Henry the Navigator. || The following image is a cannon. During the Renaissance, the Portuguese were able to make the Indian Ocean a "Portuguese Lake" meaning they had a monopoly over the Spice Trade during this time. In order to do this they had to conquer lands on the coast of Africa and set up outposts there. They were able to accomplish this because of the cannon. The cannon changed warfare on the seas. The military technology of the Portuguese made them a wealthier nation. ||
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