Age of Explorations

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Reasons for the age of exploration include.. 1.Trade in Europe centered around the Mediterranean coast 2.To defeat Muslims in North Africa and the Middle East 3.To conquer more land 4.Previous explorers had written about their travels
What were Cartographers Cartographers were people who drew maps
What did Quadrants and astrolabes do Quadrants and astrolabes measured the height of the North star or sun
What did a A chronometer do A chronometer read the longitude of a ship
What did clinker built mean? Wooden boards on the side of a ship were overlapped
Name three types of ships in the age of exploration The lateen, caraval and carrack were three types of ships
Where was al cooking done on a ship? All cooking was done on a firebox in a ship
What diseases did sailors suffer from? Sailors suffered from scurvy (lack of vitamen C) and typhid (bad water)
Name 3 reasons for the Portugal expedition 1.To gain money 2.They were able to travel further 3.To make trading easier
Who was Henry The navigator Henry the navigator was a son of King John I and he set up a navigational school in Sagresn in 1420
who was Bartholomew Diaz Bartholomew Diaz was a portuguese sailer who found the Cape of Storms
Who was Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama was a portuguese sailor who set out to find the route to the spice islands
What were the results of the Portuguese Explorers 1.Became very wealthy 2.Established an empire 3.Influenced other countries
Name 2 Conquistadores 2 Conquistadores were Herando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
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