The Age Of Exploration Flashcards
1
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Map making
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Map making was when you made a map
2
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Caravel
A
A small, light and easy to move ship that could sail in up to 7 feet of water, that had triangular lateen sails and a clinker built hull
3
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Lateen sails
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Lateen sails were a type of sail that worked better than square sails in wind
4
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Carrack or a nao
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These were a new type of ship that were similar to the caravel, but had more storage area and had both triangular and square sails
5
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Navigation
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Navigation was when you used different instruments to find your way around
6
Q
The spice trade
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The spice trade was the way that Middle Ages people got their spices
