In what two ways did technological innovations lead to the age of exploration?

The correct answers are B) they allowed sailors to go on longer voyages and C) they help navigators map the coastlines.

The two ways that technological innovations led to the Age of Exploration were: They allowed sailors to go on longer voyages and they help navigators map the coastlines.

The Age of Exploration was the period in the 15th century to the early 17th century where European nations such as Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain sent their ships to navigate the oceans around the world in order to find new trade routes to increase the power of their monarchies. Technology played a huge factor during this Age of Exploration. The two ways that technological innovations led to the Age of Exploration were that they allowed sailors to go on longer voyages and they help navigators map the coastlines.

The other options of the question were a) they helped sailors to avoid difficult waters, d) they gave sailors confidence that they would return more easily, and e) they help sailors locate large amounts of gold in Africa.