The Age of Exploration

What did a Quadrant and Astrolabe do?

Helped determine a ships latitude by using thee position of the stars and sun

What were portolan charts?

Charts that mapped harbours and coastlines more precisely recording information like currents, tides and depth.

What is a Log and Line used for?

Measuring a ships speed in knots

What was a compass used for?

Calculating direction

Name three reasons to explore

The influence of the Rennaissance, New Trade Routes, Desire for empire, spreading christianity

What was the new design of ship in the 15th century?

Caravel

What is Mutiny?

Sailors rebelling against their captain

Name two diseases common onboard a ship

Typhoid and scurvy

What century did the first major voyages from Portugal set out?

1400s

Why did Portugals kings send the voyages out?

Its kings wanted to find new trade routes that would make Portugal rich enough to protect itself from its more powerful neighboors, especially Spain

What did Prince Henry the Navigator do?

Prince Henry the Navigator set up a school of navigation at Sagres

What year did Bartholomeu Dias round the Southern tip of Africa?

1487

Who sailed to East Calicut in India (in 1497)?

Vasco Da Gama

List three results of Vasco Da Gamas trip

Trade made Portugal wealthy, Portugal established a large empire in Africa and Asia, Imports of spices into Europe increased