Vocabulary
What is the science of map making?
Cartography
Which group were responsible for developing the quadrant navigational tool?
The Muslims
What part of the world did the Ottoman Empire block trade to and from?
Asia
Who's expedition did Queen Isabella sponsor?
Christopher Columbus
What is a 'keel?
Part of the ship that keeps the boat balanced in the ocean.
Describe a lateen sail.
Triangular sails mounted on the mast of a ship.
What geographical structure was crossed to get to the Pacific Ocean?
An isthmus
Bartolemeu Dias was the first European to do what?
Sail around the southern tip of South Africa.
What is a blockade?
Physically blocking passage through land or waters to stop travel or trade.
What two groups developed the compass?
The Chinese and the Europeans.
Describe an isthmus.
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
What was Henry Hudson looking for on his expedition?
A Northwest passage to India.
What is mutiny?
An open rebellion against lawful authority.
Which navigational tool measures the altitude of the Sun or stars to judge location from land?
Astrolabe
What modern state did Hernando de Soto land on when he first arrived to North America?
Florida
Explain how Columbus and de Soto differed in their treatment of Native Americans.
Columbus enslaved native peoples and de Soto befriended them.
Define circumnavigation
The act of sailing completely around the world.
Describe the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Created a line dividing the Atlantic Ocean to indicate where Portugal and Spain were allowed to explore.
What was the Cape of Good Hope called before it was named that?
The Cape of Storms
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do to keep the peace between Spain and Portugal?
Created an imaginary line from North to South to separate which lands and oceans each country was allowed to explore.