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- Q1The main trading route between China and the East and EuropeGreat Silk Route30s
- Q2Modern islands of Indonesia and the Philippines that were rich with spices and herbsSpice Islands30s
- Q3Another name for the Spice IslandsMoluccas30s
- Q4A royal leader of a countryMonarch30s
- Q5People who draw and produce mapsCartographer30s
- Q6Maps of coastlines designed to help sailors find safe harboursPortolan charts30s
- Q7Instrument measuring the height of the Sun or the North Star above above the horizon, this helped sailors measure their distance from the equatorQuadrant30s
- Q8Instrument measuring the height of the Sun or the North Star above above the horizon, this helped sailors measure their distance from the equatorAstrolabe30s
- Q9Instrument to measure the distance east or west from a geographical point.Chronometer30s
- Q10East or westLongitude30s
- Q11The unit used to measure the speed of a shipKnot30s
- Q12Unit used to measure the depth of waterFathom30s
- Q13A daily diary kept by the captain of a ship detailing the journey of the shipLogbook30s
- Q14A method of ship building which used over lapping wooden boards on the side of a ship to provide strengthClinker-built30s
- Q15Triangular sails used on ships to improve manoeuvrabilityLateens30s