History Term 2 Unit 4: Trade and making a profit Flashcards
Does Portugal have:
A. A short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
B. A long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
C. A MacDonald’s
B. A long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
Some ___ were very good _______.
Men; sailors
They used the new __________ to ______ across the ____ to explore the _____ they had never seen before.
Inventions; travel; seas; lands.
Who did not have much to offer to the people in the East?
The Portuguese.
What precious metal did they have to use to pay for goods?
Gold.
What led to voyages around Africa?
Their search for gold and a sea route.
Who was Bartholomew Dias?
Bartholomew Dias was a Portuguese explorer.
What was he in charge of?
He was in charge of the fleet of ships and crews who were looking for a sea route by sailing around Africa.
Where was the wind and currents very strong?
At the southern most tip of Africa.
Where did Dias’ ships land and when?
Dias’ ships landed in Mossel Bay in 1488.
Why did Dias and his crew climb ashore?
To collect fresh water.
They were the first _____ men to set foot in _____ ______.
White; South Africa.
Who lived in Mossel Bay at the time?
Khoi herders.
What did the Khoi do when they saw Dias and his crew?
They threw stones.
How did Dias react?
He fired his crossbow at one of the herders before the sailors climbed aboard their ships again.
