Transoceanic Interconnections - AP World Flashcards
1
Q
Caravels
A
small fast round-hulled sailing ships that could sail Atlantic and cary armaments
2
Q
Lateen Sails
A
triangular sails that are used to steer, could catch wind on either side b/c of shape, used by Spanish and Portuguese
3
Q
Fluyt
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Dutch ship, maximized interior space
4
Q
cartography
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map-making with paper from China
5
Q
Astronomical chart
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map of the stars, heled guide sailors
6
Q
Mercator Projection
A
new mapmaking technique
7
Q
Atlantic Monsoon patterns
A
critical for Euro sea exploration, fixed year round unlike Indian Ocean
8
Q
Why non-European states did not explore oversea
A
Arabs focused on political stability, China and Japan are isolationist, SE Asia was still using Indian Ocean, No major African empire
