The age of exploration Flashcards
Astrolabe
An Ancient Greek instrument that was used to find latitude
Compass
To help determine the direction in which they were sailing
Caravel
A small fast sailing ship
Cartography
Drawing maps
Conquistadors
The soldier explores that Spain sent to the Americas
Treaty of Tordesillas
This agreement divided South America between Spain and Portugal
Why did it become more difficult for Europeans to trade with Asia?
- political changes
- Traveling through the Middle East
What technology was required in order to explore?
Astrolabe
Compass
Maps
Tools
Which four strong kingdoms emerged in the 1400s?
Portugal
Spain
France
England
Which country was considered leader in exploration? Who was its leader? What did he do?
Portugal. Henry the Navigator. He wanted Portugal to explore the world. He paid for many voyagers of explorers
Bartolomeu Dias
Reached the southern tip of Africa
Vasco de Gama
He rounded the tip of Africa and reached India’s coast
Christopher Columbus
He claimed the island of San Salvador
Ptolemy
He had drawn maps of the world for his book
Amerigo Vespucci
He was convinced that Columbus had discovered a new world
John Calbot
He explored North America coast of newfound bay
Giovanni de Verranzo
He mapped much of Eastern Coast
Jacques Cartier
He sailed along St Lawrence river
1400s- harder for Europeans trade with Asia
-mongol empire collapsed
-ottoman Turks conquered Byzantine empire in 1453
-forced Italian merchants to trade with Turks first
New technology
Astrolabe -used to find latitude
Compass- find magnetic north
Needed better ships
-lateen sails (triangular)
-faster
-new type of rudder
-caravel
Maps
Ptolemy’ map reproduced in 1400s
-Al-Idrisi wrote book about parts of world known to Muslims
Exploration still expensive and dangerous
-Rulers taxed trade to build armies and navies
-end of 1400s four strong kingdoms
