Renaissance+and+Reformation+Invention


 * =Military Machines= || =Astrolabe= ||
 * [[image:Military_Machines width="404" height="301"]] || [[image:Astrolabe.jpg width="305" height="317"]] ||
 * This is a drawing of some ideas meant to improve battles. During the Reniassance, people began to explore the area of inventing. Some, like the printing press changed Europe forever. As you can see, the artist of this work, Leonardo da Vinci was way ahead of his time. This sketch includes a design that was headed towards the tanks that we use today. I suppose that means that warfare could be on people's minds. Machines like these could help people take over rivaling lands. || This is one of the many new tools used by sailors in the Renaissance. It is called the astrolabe. The tool determines your latitude by looking at the stars. This was during a time when sailors began to venture a bit farther out at sea. Before then, mariners didn't know much about the sea, therefore they did not lose sight of the coastline. This began to change when people learned more about the sea. Also, when people began to try to find the fastest route to India and the East Indies they tried to sail west, but landed in the Americas. This then would lead to more territory to fight over between European countries. ||