European Predominance, 1400-1850 The Sources of Europe 
.... seafaring traditions. Mediterranean
ships used triangular "lateen"
sails, suited to light and variable winds. Some Mediterranean ....
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GALLEONS, GUNS, AND RIVALRY The Sources of Europe
.... seafaring traditions. Mediterranean
ships used triangular "lateen"
sails, suited to light and variable winds. Some Mediterranean ....
(1287
5
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Early Settlement in Australia
.... These trees flourished on Norfolk Island, and of equal interest, so did the flax plant, upon which the British navy depended for their
ships'
sails and cordage ....
(1732
7
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CHARIOT, AQUEDUCT, AND FULL-RIGGED SHIP
.... what was later called a full-rigged ship: three masts, with two or more
sails on each mast. In the late 15th century and much of the 16th, large
ships had four ....
(1997
8
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British-Indian & Spanish-Indian Relations
.... had had numerous contacts with Europeans; when English colonists eventually arrived, natives were not awestruck by large
ships with billowy
sails and bearded ....
(1617
6
)
RENAISSANCE WARSHIPS A Revolution in Technology a
.... by the triangular lateen sail, a type of "fore-and-aft" rig, used in much the same way as the
sails of a modern sloop or schooner. Two-masted
ships were common ....
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RENAISSANCE WARSHIPS A Revolution in Technology a
.... by the triangular lateen sail, a type of "fore-and-aft" rig, used in much the same way as the
sails of a modern sloop or schooner. Two-masted
ships were common ....
(2855
11
)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
.... In fact, she even tells Oberon how the Indian woman would imitate with her swollen belly in the water the swollen
sails of the treasure
ships. ....
(1210
5
)
Bermuda triangle
.... of plausibilities to explain the unexplainable disappearances of many planes,
ships and boats .... been launched, yet the ship was in perfect shape, with
sails set. ....
(1916
8
)
The Navy Before Henry VIII
.... typical large ship had three masts, the two forward ones mounting square
sails, often with .... The largest
ships had a fourth mast right aft, the after-mizzen or ....
(3686
15
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PRE-COLONIAL EXPLORATION OF AFRICA This researc
.... the 15th century were changes in hull design developed in northern Europe which made sailing
ships more seaworthy, the use of Arab sateen
sails, which improved ....
(4220
17
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Two Years Before the Mast
.... to love not only the sea and the ship on which he
sails, but most .... Dana has evolved into an experienced sailor knowledgeable about the sea and
ships in ways he ....
(1641
7
)
Theme of Disorderliness in 3 Plays
.... at Odysseus's behest, the good Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphiginea so that the Athenian gods would supply the Achaean
ships with wind for their
sails. ....
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Herman Melville's Moby Dick
.... surmounts the danger that constantly confronted seamen in the age of sailing
ships. .... As the Pequod
sails farther away from land, Ahab calls the crew together ....
(2433
10
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History of Marijuana
.... crops in Virginia in 1611, when hemp was an important resource for
sails, rope, paper .... a culture stolen from them when they were brought on slave
ships to Jamaica ....
(9874
39
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Hawaii
.... fishermen who first saw the ship saw the masts as leafless trees, while the
sails were the .... Cook left, but one week later the
ships returned because of a storm. ....
(3054
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The Lusiads by Luis Vaz e Camoes & The Prince
.... The winds blew softly, filling their
sails. .... On the
ships the gunners fired their terrifying bombards, that blotted out the sun with their smoke. Camoens. ....
(1849
7
)
Great Northern War Between Russia & Sweden
.... year of a portion of the Swedish fleet which Peter's galleys caught with their
sails down on a .... from no men-of-war in the mid-1690s to forty eight
ships of the ....
(4268
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