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Article: Journeys on the rivers and oceans: ship transportation.(Resources in Technology)
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- The Technology Teacher
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- March 1, 2008
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Recognized explorers from around the world (e.g., Columbus, Magellan, Drake, Cook, Tinne, Bass, etc.) used ships to sail to new territories. As new lands were discovered and settlements developed, ships were important in establishing trade routes to and from these new lands. Products needed for survival or produced in excess in the home land were brought and traded. Raw materials, foods, and consumer goods were brought back to the nation states upon the ships that bore their flags.
This was the start of maritime shipping and the establishment of trade routes throughout the world. As countries developed, so did their interests to discover new lands to expand their ...