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Flashcards by Ayomide Sola-Ayodele, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ayomide Sola-Ayodele
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Reasons for the age of exploration include.. | 1.Trade in Europe centered around the Mediterranean coast 2.To defeat Muslims in North Africa and the Middle East 3.To conquer more land 4.Previous explorers had written about their travels |
| What were Cartographers | Cartographers were people who drew maps |
| What did Quadrants and astrolabes do | Quadrants and astrolabes measured the height of the North star or sun |
| What did a A chronometer do | A chronometer read the longitude of a ship |
| What did clinker built mean? | Wooden boards on the side of a ship were overlapped |
| Name three types of ships in the age of exploration | The lateen, caraval and carrack were three types of ships |
| Where was al cooking done on a ship? | All cooking was done on a firebox in a ship |
| What diseases did sailors suffer from? | Sailors suffered from scurvy (lack of vitamen C) and typhid (bad water) |
| Name 3 reasons for the Portugal expedition | 1.To gain money 2.They were able to travel further 3.To make trading easier |
| Who was Henry The navigator | Henry the navigator was a son of King John I and he set up a navigational school in Sagresn in 1420 |
| who was Bartholomew Diaz | Bartholomew Diaz was a portuguese sailer who found the Cape of Storms |
| Who was Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama was a portuguese sailor who set out to find the route to the spice islands |
| What were the results of the Portuguese Explorers | 1.Became very wealthy 2.Established an empire 3.Influenced other countries |
| Name 2 Conquistadores | 2 Conquistadores were Herando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro |
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