The Age Of Exploration Flashcards
Caravel
A small, fast, ship.
Patron
A person who sponsored voyages.
Carracks/Naos
Larger ships. Bigger than caravels, they could hold more cargo.
Navigation
Plotting the course of a journey.
Cross-staff
Instruments used to measure latitude.
Compass
Something used to show the direction you are going.
Astrolabe
Used to check the latitude of the sun.
Scurvy
A disease contracted by not consuming enough Vitamin C.
Hardtack
Hard biscuits.
Log and Line
A sailor would throw a piece of wood in the water, and they would tie a knot in the rope attached every minute.
Cartography
Mapmaking
Portalan charts
Maps from the age of exploration
Clinker-built
Pieces of wood interlocking on a ship
Christianity
The religion
Spice trade
The trading of spice.
Captain
The person in charge of a ship
First mate
The captains right hand man
Dysentery
A disease contracted from drinking dirty water.
Cape of good hope
The tip of Africa
Sponsors
People who funded a voyage of exploration (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
How many ships did Christopher Columbus have?
He had three, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Why did Columbus stop at the Canary Islands?
To fix repairs and gather supplies.
What did Columbus call the first island?
San Salvador.
What did Columbus call the people he found and why?
He called them Indians because he thought he was in India.
Name some places Columbus discovered.
Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Panama, Jamaica and the mouth of the Orinoco river.
When did Columbus die?
1506
Name some items Columbus brought back that hadn’t been seen in Europe before.
Hammocks, pineapples, turkeys and tobacco.
Consequences of The Age of Exploration?
- The creation of empires in the discovered islands
- New goods
- Discoveries changed the European view
- The impact on the natives
- The growth of the slave trade
- Conflicts between European Powers.
Who were the conquistadors?
Explorers building an empire for Spain.
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Tenochtitlan
