Age Of Exploration Flashcards
The compass
The compass was used to find directions.
The Caravel
The caraval was small, fast , and easy to steer. It had triangular lateen sails.
Astrolabe
Sailors used this to find the ship’s position north or south of the equator.
Scurvy
Scurvy was a disease caused by lack of vitamin c
Prince Henry the navigator
sponsored voyages of exploration down the coast of Africa
Bartholomew Diaz
Rounded the cape of good hope
Vasco da Gama
Discovered the sea route to the east
Ships Columbus had
The Nina, The Pinta and the San Maria
Mutiny
When the crew disobeys the captain and takes over
Straits
A narrow passage between two land masses.
Colony
A country that is controlled by another more powerful country
Plantation
Large farms where slaves grew crops such as sugar and potatoes
Spices
Spices were used as medicine and gave food a nice taste. There was a very high demand for spices
Mapmaking
Also know as cartography. The making of maps.
Prester John
A Christian king in Africa
Fountain of Youth
If someone drank from this they would not grow old
Astrolabe
Sailors used this to find the ships position north or South of the equator
Quadrants and cross-staffs
We’re used to measure latitude
Compass
Was used to find direction. It always pointed north
Log and Line
Was developed to measure speed. A sailor threw a piece of wood into the sea . This was attached to a reel of knotted rope. The amount of rope pulled by the log in a minute was then measured .
Portolan charts
Maps made of the coastline on voyages of discovery
Genoa
The place Columbus was born
The nina, the pinta and the San Maria
Were Columbus’ boats
Disease was
A big killer. Captains often carried twice the many men as they needed
