Europeans Adopted and Improved Upon Navigational and Shipbuilding Technology from Muslim

Europeans adopted and improved upon navigational and shipbuilding technology from Muslim and other sources to create the capability of voyaging in the open ocean instead of being limited to more protected waters such as the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Construct an argument that analyzes the changes in global networks from 1400 to 1700 caused by this new ocean-going capacity.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$ Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$ Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$ Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$ Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$ Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.