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AP world history 4.1

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Magnetic compass Originally used in China, helped ship steer in the right direction
Astrolabe Sailors able to use the position of the stars to find out their position
Caravel Small fast Portuguese ship that helped them survive storms better
Fluyt Square sails used by trade for the Dutch
Carrack Large war ships that were used for trade by the Portuguese
Lateen Ship sal in the shape of a triangle used by Arab sailors that could catch wind on either side of the ship
Quebec French established
Malaysia/spice islands/ new Amsterdam Dutch established
Jamestown in 1607 English established
Christopher Columbus Found the New World after Spain took a chance on him. Ended up finding lots of silver.
Prince Henry the Navigator First European monarch to support seafaring expeditions
What kind of empire was the Portuguese? Trading post empire and maritime
Vasco de Gama Sailed farther East than Diaz and reached India ,creating ports and helping w Indian Ocean trade
Bartholomew Díaz Portuguese explorer that sailed around southern tip of Africa. (Cape of good hope)
Who was the Portuguese nobleman? Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese explorer, led Spanish to the East Indies and was the first circumnavigation of the Earth
What were the motives for sailing outward? To spread Catholicism and to find the NW passage (a route to Asia)
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