Circumnavigation and Exploration Flashcards
Describe two features of Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe (roughly)
- He was sent by Elizabeth in 1577 to damage spanish interest and raid spanish ports. On his return he was knighted on his ship for his achievements
- He returned in 1580. He also brought back £400,000 which had been stolen from the spanish
Why did people explore more within the years 1558-1588
- Trade - triangular trade
- New technology and ship design
- Adventure and oppurtunity
Explain some details about Adventure and opportunity. (what you would write about in a paragraph for a 12-marker)
- Adventure to colonise lands across the globe
- Drake’s circumnavigation (california and named it “nova Albion”
- Encouraged others such as Raleigh where he attempted to colonise virginia to voyage across the globe.
- To acquire more riches and claim moe power
Explain some details about Trade. (what you would write about in a paragraph for a 12-marker)
- Due a collapse of wool trade in 16th century
- England had relied on the cloth market in the Netherlands but because of spanish conflict had to find other means of trade
- more people ventured the “new world”
- TRIANGULAR TRADE + JOHN HAWKINS
- John hawkins made a series of voyages to West africa and purchased a number of enslaved Africans
- Transported them across Atlantic Ocean to sell them to Spanish Colonies for a large profit
Explain some details about Technology and ship design. (what you would write about in a paragraph for a 12-marker)
- compass invented by Thomas Harriet
- Map design (mercator map invented in 1569) = lines of longitude and latitude
- more journeys to be taken across the globe with a higher sense of direction
- boats = Gallions
- they were bigger for more supplies and longer journeys
- bigger sails safer and faster and less likely to be destroyed.
who invented the compass?
Thomas Harriet
What was the map invented called
Mercator map
When was the new map invented
1569
what did the new map have on it
lines of longitude and latitude
Who was the person who established the Triangular trade?
john Hawkins
Where did John Hawkins Travel to?
west africa
What did John Hawkins do Slaves after buying them?
Transport them across the atlantic to sell to spanish colonies for a lot of money
What did john Hawkins do with the money
used it to buy goods such as tobacco and sugar
Why was the printing press good to encourage people to explore?
people could read about other explores stories and inspired other unemployed people
What did Elizabeth do within the trade scheme?
invested in voyages so she could establish trade links
