age exploration Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Henry the navigator

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portugués prince, discovery of Western coast of Africa

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Bartholomeu Dias

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named the type of Cape of Good Hope

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Vasco da Gama

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Impacted global travel, led for ships to the Cape of Good Hope and it took multiple months Portugal prince

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5
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Christopher Columbus

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Sailed west, and found more of the world, sailed for Spain

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6
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Pedro Cabral

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Discovered Brazil by accident

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7
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Amerigo Vespucci

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he drew a lot of apps, that’s why it’s called America

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8
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Makes his way to Panama

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9
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Ferdinand Magellan

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Portuguese explorer who gets credit for sailing around the world

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10
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Caravel

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small fast sailing ship and can sail in wind

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astrolabe

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Navigational instrument for measuring latitude and stars

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12
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Cartographer

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Map maker

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13
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scurvy

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Disease from vitamin C deficiency

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14
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they risk their lives for?

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Fame, spices, and money

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15
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What was the line of demarcation?

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Divided lands between Spain and Portugal

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