European and Arab mariners in the fifteenth century determined latitude by measuring the angle of the sun or pole star above the horizon with
A) a magnetic compass.
B) a telescope.
C) an astrolabe or cross staff.
D) a mechanical clock.
E) None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C) an astrolabe or cross staff.
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A) creation of a powerful campaign issue for the Democrats. B) decision by Wilson to seek re-election. C) rejection of effective world government. D) loss of the possibility of world peace.
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A) Tenure of Office Act B) Command of the Army Act C) Force Act D) Reconstruction Act of 1867
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