Technology 1500s All Khonfa Today We have lots of technology from Computer to phones that are touchscreen.
We have Cool cellphones that are small and compact. In the 1500s to communicate you had to write and deliver mails. While today we just have to write the message on our phone and the phone will deliver for you. Technology on boats is also really advanced
With GPS and Weather checks.
In the 1500s on boats they never had any advanced technology. They never knew if it would rain or not. They never had any GPS and had to basically \had to know the direction which they could use a Compass to know if they are going the right direction. They couldn't go to maps and see if there is a faster route. They just had to hope that the way they are going
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Windward is the technology
Which the Water and the pressure from the wind against the sail itself push the craft forward. It moves at an angle opposite of the wind. This makes it possible for the boat to travel against the wind.
The average size of a crew on a spanish galleon is 50-to over 400 crew members depending on the size of the galleon. The youngest of the crew were the ship's boys. Many Were orphans or poor and Were taken from the streets of Seville,
Mexico and Manila.Ships pages Were the least skilled of the crew and as a result had to carry out menial duties such as Scrubbing and cleaning the ship, preparing the distribution of provisions, calling the crew to meals and cleaning up afterwards. They
Were also charged with night watches. Apprentices were sailors in training. Officially, they were to take orders from sailors and officers pertaining to the ship's handling, but many times their superiors used them for personal services such as cooking, cleaning and grooming. Because of their age, the apprentices many times were the "onboard whipping boys" and provided an outlet for the frustration of the crew. Gunners were expert sailors that had mastered the use of the cannon. They had to know how to