Chapter 8-The Age of Exploration Flashcards

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Why was the trade a reason for exploration?

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Spices and silk were valuable commodities. However,they were really expensive,as the main route to the east west was over land via the Great Silk Road.
This route began increasing dangerous with the growth of the Turkish Empire. The Muslim Turks, were the enemy of the Christians, so they made it more difficult and even more expensive for Europeans to travel trough their land

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Why was the religion a reason of exploration?

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Almost all Europeans were Christians. Most ships that went voyages of discovery carried at least one priest. His job was not only to look after the sailors, but to spread Christianity to any new people discovered

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Why was the empire building a reason for exploration?

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Many Europeans countries longed to build empires.They wanted to control new lands , and exploit the natural resources of those. Spain and Portugal began to collect colonies so the rest of Europe wanted to catch up.

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4
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Who were the heathens?

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People who worship false gods

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5
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Why did the voyages of discovery starts at this time?

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The caravel and navigation

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The caravel

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New model of ships.
Clever mixture of two types of ships.
Had triangular-shaped lateensails, which allowed them to move in and out of small bays and harbours.
Ships built to sail in the much rougher Atlantic were clinker built, which meant they had overlapping planks of wood

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7
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Main reasons for exploration

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Trade,Religion and empire building

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8
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Navigation-instruments

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The compass:helped to find direction
Astrolabes and quadrants:work out a ship’s latitude.
-Astrolabes:position of the sun during daylight hours
-Quadrants:position of the stars in the night sky
Portolan charts:maps of the sea
Log,line and knots

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9
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How was Henry of Portugal became known?

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The Navigator

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10
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Who was the first European sailor to reach the bottom of Africa?

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Bartolomeu Dias in 1487

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How did he call to the bottom of Africa?

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Cape of Storms (then was remained to Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese King John)

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12
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What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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An agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494. They decided to draw a line on a map of the world and agreed that any new land discovered to the east of the line would belong to Portugal and at the west to Spain

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13
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A Portuguese sailor in 1498

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Vasco de Gama

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14
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Where and when was Christopher Columbus born?

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In Genoa in 1451

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What did Columbus believe?

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The Earth was round and he was determined to prove that he could reach the east by sailing west

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16
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Who sponsored Christopher Columbus’ voyage?

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Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

17
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What was Columbus’ ship called?

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Santa Maria

18
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Who captained the Niña and the Pinta?

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Martin and Vicente Pinzon