WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships? Stars guided them. How did the seas influence settlement and way of life in ancient Greece? It allowed Greeks to travel to other lands for new colonies and good trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -The heroes who sailed in the vessel were the Argonauts, from Greek Argonautai; nautai means “sailors”.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pole stars were used to navigate because they did not disappear below the horizon and could be seen consistently throughout the night. By the third century BC the Greeks had begun to use the Little Bear, Ursa Minor, to navigate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The chiton worn on both shoulders was distinctive of free men. Workmen, sailors and slaves wore a chiton with one armhole only for the left arm, while the right arm and right breast were loft uncovered. This was called the exomis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Greek people used boats to fish, and to trade with other places, and also to sail to other cities and fight them and take their stuff. Sometimes the Greeks hired out their ships to fight for other countries, too.