The Age Of Exploration Flashcards
What types of ships did they have
- Caravel= small, fast ship copied from Arabs 2. Carrick/Naois= larger ship with both square and lateen sails
What are the causes of the age of exploration
- A new trade route to the east 2. Desire to spread Christianity 3. Improvements in shipbuilding and navigation 4. Improvements in mapmaking 5. Myths legend 6. Rulers wanted wealth and to build an empire
Who was the captain
The person in charge of a ship
Who was the first mate
The captains assistant
What was hardtack
Biscuits eaten by sailors. Usually infested with beetles
What is scurvy
Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C
What is dysentery
Dysentery is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C
What is an astrolabe
An astrolabe measured the angle of the sun
What is a log a and line
A lot and line measured speed
Who was Cortes and what did he do
Cortes discovered and conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico
Who was Pizarro and what did he do
Pizarro conquered the inca empire in South America
What was the Spanish Main (America) split into
The viceroyalty of new Spain= almost all of North American, Central America and the Caribbean. The viceroyalty of Peru= all of South America except for Brazil
Name five myths and legends
Prester John a Christian king in Africa. Gold and Silver in Africa. El Dorado a city in South America which is very wealthy. The fountain of youth, if anyone drank from the fountain they would never grow old.
