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Section 5: Age Of Exploration Flashcards

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Mapmaking

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Cartography is the study of map editing / making.

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Caravel

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A faster smaller and easier controlled ship which was invented by Portugese around 1400

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Lateen sails

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These allowed the ships to sail into the wind

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Carrack

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Is a sailing ship in comerceus all of them was a little bit another

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Nao

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Is the carracks another name.

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Navigation

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Is the planning and one’s position and following route

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Astrolabe

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Sailors used to find their position

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Latitude

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The nort south position of a part on the Earths surface.

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Quadrant and cross staff

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Were accessories for the astrolabe .

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Compass

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This were measured the direction

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Log and line

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This were used to measure the speed

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Hardtack

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A biscuit that the sailors ate

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Scurvy

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Disease occurred by not eating fresh vegetable and fruits.

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Dysentery

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Disease that occurred by not drinking fresh water

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Portolan charts

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Made of the coastline on voyages of discovery

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Log

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Piece of wood

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New world

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The worlds discovered be colombus today is called America

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Mutinity

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When the crew disobeys the captain and take control of the ships

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Stairs

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A narrow passage between land masses

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Circumnavigation

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Sail around the world

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Conquistadors

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Spanish conquers over Mexico and Peru

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Aztec

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A nation lived in Mexico

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Inca

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A nation lived in Peru

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Colony

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A country that has been controlled by a more power fool country

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Plantation

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Large farms growing things

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Smallpox

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Is like chickenpox but more serious

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Slave trade

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The procuring transporting and selling human being as slaves

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Spice trade

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Spices come from Asia and the Muslims trade them in Europe

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