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The age of exploration and conquest 1st year

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Whats 1 problem of sea travel? Ships could not navigate properly meaning that they would usually end up far from their destination
Who is ptolemy? He is a roman writer .
whos is a cartographer? someone who draws maps
Whats a portolan chart? its a map that labeled harbours and coastlines in precise . also records information like currents , tides or depth
Whats a quadrant and astrolobe? it was used to determine the ships latitude , (distance from the equator)
Whats a compass this is an instrument used to identfy if ur going north , south ,east or west.
whats a log and line? this measured a ships speed in knots
whats a line and weight? this measured the depth of the water
Whats a caravel? its a ship design . a large and sturdy ship designed for long voyages and to sail in winds
whats a lateen sail this allowed ships to move easily in thw wind and to sail in bays and along coasts
what is a carvel built hull these are planks fitted edge to edge more like overlapping
what is a rudder? this made the carvel easier to steer
whats a castle? its at the back of the deck it improved the deck quarters and served as a defensible area incase of an attack
whats Mutinty This is where sailors start rebelling against their captain
What are 2 type of diseases usually carried on ships? Typhoid fever and scurvy
Who set up the school of navigation at Sagres Prince Henry the Navigatorin
in 1487 who rounded the tip of america? Bartolomeu Dias
in 1497 who took a round trip that took 2 years? Vasco de Gama
What were the results of his trip to portugal? -Trade made Portugal Wealthy -Portugal gained control over spice trade by defeating various arab and muslim kingdoms. Imports of spices in Europe inscreased
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