exploration + voyages of discovery

Question 1

how did new tech increase exploration

Answer 1

• navigation becoming more precise
• development of nautical devices such as quadrants & astrolabes made voyages safer direct+faster -> more exploration + trade

Question 2

how did improve,nets in ship design increase exploration

Answer 2

• ships/galleons had bigger sails , faster + more manoeuvrable
• also stable + could take on more supplies , encouraging longer voyages + exploration

Question 3

how did private investment increase exploration

Answer 3

• private investors including Liz I + her courtiers funded many voyages of discovery
• although it was risky , rewards could be enormous
• increased incomes of both crown + nobility and

Question 4

why did drake circumnavigate the globe

Answer 4

• to raid Spanish colonies in pacific as relations with Spain were declining at this time
• revenge - Spanish had attacked drakes fleet in spin & most of his men had been killed
• profit - loot , booty & trade meant there were huge profits to be made from drakes proposed journey to the americas & beyond.

Question 5

significance of drakes circumnavigation

Answer 5

• expedition resulted in nova Albion being claimed as English territory with Liz as its queen - encouraged further trade + exploration
• England’s reputation as a sea faring power increased -> as a result , Liz’s power overseas increased. -> invested in navy & England used sea battles as its main form of defence