In what 2 ways did technological innovations lead the age of exploration? - they sailors avoid difficult waters. - they allowed sailors to go on longer voyages - they navigators map the coastlines. - they gave sailors confidence that they would return more easily. - they sailors locate large amounts of gold in africa.

They allowed sailors to go on longer voyages

Explanation:

As the onset of the age of exploration and discovery began many innovations started taking place in the history of mankind.  Some of the techniques and tools used were an astrolabe, a magnetic compass, caravel, sextant and Mercator's projection.This age of exploration began in the 15th C.E with Europeans and this period is marked as the period of Mercantilism and Colonialism. It was this age of discovery that led to the mapping of the entire earth resulting in a new worldview and distant civilization coming into contact. It all began with the Portugues systematically discovering the Atlantic coast of Africa from 1418, under the leadership of prince henry. The Origin of the junk rig name of the traditional Chinese ship was seen as an important achievement of the ship design.