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Age of Explorations

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Quadrant astrolabe instruments that determined a ship's latitude
Compass instrument used to identify north, and so calculate the direction of the ship
Log and line measured a ship's speed in knots by letting out a rope with knots tied in it at reqular intervals
Caravel a type of ship large and sturdy enough to make long journeys and sail in all winds.
Conquistadores Spanish for 'conquerers': soldiers who conquered the native peoples of South America
Colonisation when a country takes over another territory and settles some of its own people there to control it
Slavery triangle the trade triangle whereby ships delivered African slaves to the Americas, American goods to Europe, then sailed back to Africa to repeat the process
Columbian exchange the introduction of European animals and foods to South America and of American animals and foods to Europe
What is Colonisation It’s when a country takes over another territory and settles some of its own people there
Where was Hernán Cortés born Spain
What did land with in February 1519 11 ships, 500 soldiers and 13 horses
What was cortéses slave girl called Malinche
Where did him and his men march to They marched to Tenochtitlan
Who did he meet in Tenochtitlan He met king Montezuma
What was one of the gods that the Aztecs believed in Quetzalcoatl
What year was Hernán Cortés born in He was born in 1485
Who did the Aztecs think Cortés was They thought he was one of their gods
How did Montezuma die He was in battle and a rock hit his head
Why did he burn the ships To show his men that there is no going back
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