Sailors wanted adventure and explore the unknown. they sometimes did it for the sake of knowing is the world was round or for money :) hope this helps
A prepositional phrase, as the name itself suggests, has to do with prepositions. So it is a phrase which starts with a preposition, and includes one, or more words after it.
In this case, the prepositional phrase is of dried meat, vegetables, and flour. The phrase acts as an adjective - what kind of supplies? (Those) of dried meat...
