Second Year Chapter 1 Flashcards
Name 2 fears the Europeans had about travelling across the waters
1) that there were monsters in the see
2) that they would sail off the edge of the earth
What disease did the sailors and crew members get and why
Scurvy as they didn’t get enough to vit C as fresh fruit could not be kept on the ships
Who did the Europeans do ancient trade with
India China and the spice islands
What are the spice island
A group of islands at the bottom of Indonesia
What were the two most famous commodities
Silk
Spices
What was the best route to East
Via the “Great Silk Road”
Why did the “Great Silk Road” become dangerous
Because of the growth of the Turkish empire
Who were enemies
The Muslim Turks and the Christian Europeans
When were all Europeans Christians
In the 15th/16th centuries
What are heathens
People who believe in false gods
Who believed othe religions were heathens
The Christians
Why did ships carry priests
To look after the sailors and to spread Christianity to new lands
In what years was the new caravel built
In the 15th century
What were the new sails and what did they do
They were called lateen sails and they were triangular so they could go through bays and harbours
When did European sailors start exploring and travelling across the oceans to find new worlds
The mid 1400’s
What stronger boats were built and why
Clinker builts for stronger waves
How were clinker builts mad differently
They had over lapping planks of wood
What two boats were combined to make the caravel
The Mediterranean and Atlantic designs