Question

fill in the blanks 2. the sailing ships used _____ speed to move.​

Answer 1

the sailing ships used for speed to move

Answer 2

Sailing ships

Explanation:

• Ancient trade and travel relied heavily on sailing ships. They transported cargo, passengers, and news. How quickly could they get from one port to the next?
• The question, which is an ancient one, has been addressed numerous times. It has been extensively covered in handbooks and economic history, and even general historians have mentioned it briefly.
• Despite all of this attention, the issue requires a thorough re-examination for a variety of reasons, one of which is that the researchers who have studied it have made more than their fair share of errors, and another is that no one has ever gathered all of the available information.
• The most important reason, however, is a far more fundamental one: the approach to the problem. The most important reason, however, is a far more basic one: the approach to the problem.
• Until now, the method has been to present a list of numerous miscellaneous voyages and then deduce, or let the reader deduce, what the "average speed" of ancient ships was. The lists (although not full) are uniform; the "average speeds" are worthless.
• They couldn't possibly be any other way. They overlook the reality that a sailing ship's speed is determined first and foremost by the wind's direction. 100 miles against the wind can take as long as or longer than 200 miles when travelling with the wind.
• Columbus went to America, trailed by the trade winds. Combining the two voyages to achieve an average speed will yield nothing useful other than some math practise.
• The first step in determining the speed of ancient trips is to categorise them according to the winds experienced along the way.

The sailing ships use wind speed to move on sail.