During 1400-1700, Europe’s age of exploration would change them forever. Europe had many innovations that aided exploration. They came up with stern post rudder, the compass, the trade winds, and Lateen and square sails in combination. All these new findings enabled them to search new land and they discovered goods they had never seen before. Items like coffee, tea, potatoes, chocolate, squash, maize, all gave Europe’s economy new life. With the innovations they also learned more about their ships, and after contacting the muslims to top rate there sailing technique, they steadily became stronger during this time. Europe’s economy gained new life during this time period…