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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hanno used ____ to help him sail.
A
the alphabet
B
a GPS
C
landmarks
D
the stars
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hanno was probably exploring the northwest coast of Africa, more specifically the sea route to the south, from Cadiz in Spain along the coast of West Africa, around 500 BC. Some sources say he got as far as central Africa. Hanno’s travel journal helped researchers reconstruct his journey.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the first half of the sixth century BCE, the Carthaginian admiral Hanno made a long voyage along the African west coast. His logbook contains a description of a fully active volcano and the first known report about gorillas.

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