How did technology enabled european voyages of discovery what details support your conclusion

The need for maritime expansion made by some crowns used primarily in the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized an "Age of Discovery", spurred technological advances in materials and how they were used for navigational instrumentation. Facilitate goals such as: discovering new worlds and / or sea paths and performing as trading.

Other peoples have also had knowledge in this area, as Chinese and Arabs also use the navigation method.