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From Vasco de Gama to Vasco Núñez de Balboa, from Ferdinand Magellan to Sir Francis Drake-they all got where they were going willy-nilly, by forces attributed to good luck or the grace of God.
• A navigation was a toss of the dice before the ability to determine longitude
• B. the age of exploration was a farce
• C. most of the famous explorers were very religious
• D. although well-known, explorers such as Vasco de Gama were not particularly smart or capable, just lucky
