Age of Exploration Flashcards
1
Q
crusades
A
holy wars (Christian) in Europe
2
Q
printing press
A
allowed books to be produced faster and cheaper
3
Q
caravel
A
ship, faster trips
4
Q
magnetic compass
A
instrument that showed direction
5
Q
astrolabe
A
mechanism that allowed sailors to find location in the stars
6
Q
how did European exploration impact the native Americans?
A
they were robbed of their natural resources
goods were traded between old world and new world
they got many diseases from Europeans–many died
forced to convert to Christianity
7
Q
Renaissance
A
Rebirth of education in Europe
