Define Pacific Rim.

Define Pilot.

What does Chinese Junk mean?

What was Constantinopole?

Who is Claudius Ptolemy?

What were some of the products of Asia that the Europeans desired?

What happened in 1453 that was bad for Europeans?

What was the name of a famous Chinese explorer and what did he do?

What did the Europeans do that made them successful explorers?

What is navigation?

What are lateen sails?

What is scurvy?

What is a quadrant?

What is a log line?

What is a compass? (early compasses)

How did the Europeans become "masters of the seas"?

How did lateen sails help early sailors sail against the prevailing winds?

How did sailors' superstitions make long voyages difficult?

During the 15th or 16th century, what dangers had to be overcome for a voyage to be successful?

Describe the development of shipping technology.

What is a strait?

What does it mean to "circumnavigate the world"?

What is an itinerary?

What is the Cape of Good Hope?

What is Cape Horn?

What was the nickname of Prince Henry of Portugal and what did he do to advance exploration in the 15th Century?

What was the secret treaty between Portugal and Spain and what did it do?

Why did Christopher Columbus believe the world was round?

What are letters of patent?

What is the Spanish Main?

Who are Sea Dogs?

What is the Golden Hind?

Who are Privateers?

What advantage did English ships have over the Spanish and Portuguese ships?

What were some do the most famous Sea Dogs and what did they do?

What was Drake's most famous expedition and what made it so special?

What was the Dutch East India Company and what did it do?