Lateen Sail & Caravel
Advanced ship designs like the caravel, combining square and triangular lateen sails for better maneuverability, sailing against the wind, and deep-sea voyages.
Core metadata
- ID: lateen_sail_caravel
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1400 (century)
- Region: Portugal and Iberian Atlantic shipbuilding
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Shipbuilding (Bireme, Trireme) (advanced_shipbuilding_bireme_trireme)
- Sailing (sailing)
- Textiles & Weaving (textiles_weaving)
- Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic)
Dependents
- Global Exploration (exploration_global)
- Galleon Ship Design (galleon_ship_design)
- Naval Artillery (Broadside Cannons) (naval_artillery_broadside_cannons)
- Steel Ships (steel_ships)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Caravel (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 4
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing (sailing) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Sailing provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Woodworking is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Textiles & Weaving (textiles_weaving) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Textiles & Weaving provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Advanced Shipbuilding (Bireme, Trireme) (advanced_shipbuilding_bireme_trireme) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Advanced Shipbuilding (Bireme, Trireme) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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