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  • Who worked in the boats?
    Sailors, cooks, captains, slaves, etc.
  • How did they sleep inside the boat?
    In very reduced spaces (except for the captain) or in hammocks.
  • What was the purpose for slaves?
    So that rich people could gain even more money by controlling these people as if they were objects.
  • What kind of jobs did women do related to sea?
    Sew the sails, work at the ports or take care of the sailors' families.
  • What parts does a boat have?
    Deck, cabins, helm, sail, hold, etc. (coberta, camarots, timó, vela, bodega, etc.)
  • Why do you think that not everybody could travel the same way in the boat?
    Because of the different social statuses and discrimination.
  • Could a woman be the captain of the boat?
    Not often, but there were exceptions
  • What is our school name and how can it be related to the sea?
    It's Drassanes school. It's named like this because it's next to the Drassanes Reials, where they built boats.
  • Are boats now the same way they used to be?
    No, now they are bigger, metal, and with modern technology.
  • Where did the slaves (mostly) come from)
    Mostly from Africa
  • What products were the ones that boats used to trade?
    Species, sails, slaves, food, etc.
  • How did they manage to make the boat stable at sea?
    With a good weigh distribution.
  • Why was the sea the transport method chosen?
    It was fast and it allowed to transport a lot of things.
  • What is slavery?
    When a person is forced to work without freedom nor salary
  • What is sea trade?
    The exchange of merchandise between different places using boats.
  • Were there slaves on the boats?
    Yes, mostly in the sea trades ones.
  • Why did some boats have motors and others were sailboats?
    The old ones used to wind in order to move, the modern ones use a motor.
  • What did they eat during the journey?
    Old bread, dry fish and water
  • What kind of things can you find in the Maritime Museum of Barcelona?
    Antique boats, navigation tools, mock ups, pictures, drawings, and exhibitions of life at sea
  • How long were the sailing trips?
    From weeks to even months.
  • Do you think women worked at sea?
    Often no, they weren't allowed.
  • What were the materials used before to built boats?
    Mostly wood
  • Are Drassanes still used nowadays?
    Not to construct boats, but this one specifically is used as a museum.
  • Where is the Maritime Museum of Barcelona
    At the end of the Rambla, in the Drassanes Reials building of Barcelona
  • What were the Drassanes Reials for?
    To construct war and trade boats during edat mitjana i moderna
  • What kind of boats are there?
    War boats, fishing boats, trading boats, cruises, transport, etc.
  • What is the name of the building where the museum is located?
    Drassanes Reials
  • How can old sea life help us understand the present?
    It shows us inequalities, and discoveries that affect us nowadays
  • What did they do if they got injured at sea?
    The barber, doctor or the captain tried to help them.
  • How did they know where to go if they didn't have a GPS?
    With compasses, following the stars and maps
  • Who built the boats?
    boat constructors, with the slaves' help or other badly payed workers.
  • What are Drassanes?
    It was a place where the boat construction and reparation took place.
  • Do you know any famous woman related to sea?
    Gràcia del Río, la primera dona oficial de marina espanyola
  • What dangers could boats face at sea?
    Storms, pirates, illnesses, shipwrecks, etc.
  • Who worked in the Drassanes?
    Sailors, boat constructors, slaves and artisans.
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