Age Of Exploration Flashcards
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Carrick
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A large ship
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Caravel
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A small fast ship copied by the Arabs
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Astrolabe
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A tool used to find the ships position north or south of the equator
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Compass
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A tool used for navigation. A magnetic needle points to a magnetic north
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Log and line
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Measures the ships speed
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Captain
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The person in charge of the ship
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First mate
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Assists the captain
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Hardtack
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A biscuit eaten by sailors usually infested with beetles
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Scurvy
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A disease you catch at sea by lack of vitamin C
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Dysentery
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Disease caused by drinking infected water
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Conquistador
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A conqueror
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Aztec
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An American Indian tribe in Mexico in the 1500s
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Inca
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An ancient race of people
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Colony
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When one country or area is controlled by another
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Plantation
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An estate on which crops grow
