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Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Portugal | first country to explore |
| Spain | sent conquistadors to take gold in the New World |
| God | a reason for exploration, spreading Christianity |
| Glory | a reason for exploration, competition for fame and honor for themselves and their country |
| Gold | a reason for exploration, increased the wealth of your nation |
| Spices | what Europeans wanted from Asia |
| Italy | dominated the spice trade in Europe and charged high prices |
| Ottomans | blocked European access to the Silk Road |
| Uses of spices | medicine, perfume, flavor food, preserve food |
| Colonies | established to provide raw materials to the mother country |
| Real Dangers | running out of food, water, storms, getting lost |
| Imaginary Dangers | floating mountains, giant furnace , ocean magnets, sea monsters |
| Compass | tells direction |
| Knotted Rope | track ship's speed |
| Lead Weights | measure depth of water |
| Astrolabe | determine latitude |
| Caravel | powerful, fast moving new ship |