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Causes Of The Voyage Of Discovery Flashcards

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What is the definition of: clinker built

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(of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails.

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What is the definition of: keel

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the lengthwise timber or steel structure along the base of a ship, supporting the framework of the whole, in some vessels extended downwards as a ridge to increase stability.

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What is the definition of: lateen sails

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It is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction.

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What is the definition of: tacking

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Turning on a ship into the wind

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What is the definition of: main sail

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A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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What is the definition of:compass

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It is an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

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What is the definition of: Mizen mast

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the mast behind a ship’s mainmast

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What is the definition of: astrolabe

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an instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies.

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What is the definition of: hard tack?

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a hard biscuit or bread made of flour and water without salt.

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What is the definition of: scurvy?

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Scurvy is a disease caused by a serious vitamin C deficiency

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What is the definition of: barrels?

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a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.

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What is the definition of: longitude

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the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

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What is the definition of: latitude

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the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes

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What is the definition of: swinging the lead?

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to pretend to be ill and not do something you should be doing, such as going to work

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What is the definition of: knots per hour

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one nautical mile per hour .1 nautical mile = 1.15 miles = 1.85 kilometers

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What is the definition of: quadrant

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Astronomical quadrants were used mainly for determining the altitude of a celestial body above the horizon.

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What is the definition of: sextant

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used primarily for measuring the position of stars

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What is the definition of: portolan charts

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a book of sailing directions with charts and descriptions of harbours and coasts.

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What is the definition of: ribs

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a rib is a lateral structural member which runs between gunwales and sprouts from the keel

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What is the definition of: bow

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Front of a boat

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What is the definition of: caulking

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a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building work and repairs.

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What is the definition of: stern

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The back of a boat

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Was Columbus the first European to cross the Atlantic? Who did/ didn’t?

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No. The Vikings did 500 years before.

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Did Columbus’s voyage have a great impact? What did it do?

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Yes, it opened up a New World to the Europeans

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Who were the 2 people that conquered South America?

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Francisco Pizarro & Hernan Cortez

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Who did Fransisco Pizarro conquer?

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Incas of Peru

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Who did Cortez conquer?

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Aztecs of Mexico

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Who “first” explored & settled in North America? Where did they sail from?

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John Cabot & Sons. Bristol, England

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Who first sailed a circle around the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan.

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What is Ferdinand’s Magellan’s boats name?

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Victoria

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When was Vasco De Gamma alive?

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1460- 1524

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