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The Age of Exploration

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  • what was the Impact of Colonisation on the New World
    decline in native population, decline in culture and language, spread of christianity, slave trade
  • what was a common diseases on board a ship ?
    scurvy or typhoid fever
  • Tell me about a conquistador you have studied ? (Cortes)( 7 points)
  • Tell me about a european explorer you have studied (Columbus) 10 points
  • what is a Naos?
    A naos were bigger versions of caravels, more suited for Atlantic crossings
  • Explain Barthomeu Dias Journey
    left Portugal and sailed to the southern tip of Africa, called it cape of storms, then renamed to cape of good hope.
  • Name 4 reasons of the explorations
    Wealth, New trade Routes, spread Christianity, desire for empire
  • What was the purpose of a quadrant?
    Determine the ships latitude by using the stars and moon
  • Explain Vasco Da Gama's journey
    left Portugal and sailed to the southern tip of Africa, then to present day kenya (Malinda) across the indian ocean to reach India.
  • what does colonisation mean?
    when a country takes over another territory and settles some of its own people there to control it.
  • Explain the term mutiny
    sailors rebelling against their captain
  • what was the atlantic slavery triangle ?
    ships sailed to African slaving ports and took slaves to the Americas then sailed back to Europe, full of food and precious materials.
  • what does the term conquistador mean ?
    Spanish for ‘conqueror
  • What was The Impact of Colonisation on European Empire
    competion between other countries, terretory conflicts, gold and silver wealth, columbian exchange
  • Describe a caravel? (3 facts)
    Main sails, lanteen sails, rudder, captain slept below deck
  • what is a portlan chart?
    These charts mapped harbours and coastlines more accurately
  • What is princess Henry the navigator known for ?
    Setting up the navigation school in sagres
  • What troubles faced sailors in the 1400s
    Fear of unknown, falling of the edge, sea monsters, boiling hot waters ...
  • what was the purpose of a compas?
    used to identify north
  • What century was the age of exploration ?
    15th and 16th C
  • what was the purpose of the log and line ?
    used to measure a ship’s speed in knots
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