Language and Architecture
True or False:
Legend has it that the Chinese allowed the Portuguese to settle in Macau because the Portuguese rid the area of pirates.
True!
This is the capital of East Timor
Dili
T of F? It has been difficult to document the history of women pirates because of the lack of primary texts.
True
Located in the South East of Argentinca, these islands are divided in to West and East.
These 2 islands are located southeast of the Caribbean, and one of them is also called "Bird of Paradise" or the "Land of the Hummingbird" by the natives.
Achieved independence from the UK in 1962 and obtained membership in the Commonwealth and the United Nations that same year. Became a republic in 1976
Trinidad & Tobago
There is more than one version of why the Chinese negotiated with the Portuguese to allow them to found a settlement.
True!
According to one version, Chinese authorities granted the Portuguese the right to a trading center on the mainland because they had gotten rid of the region’s pirates.
Another version states that the Chinese government had wanted to trade with merchants who had access to goods of East Africa and India.
The Carrack 'Great Ship' sailed to Nagasaki this many times a year
Once.
Considered one of the top Romantic poets, in 1835 José Esponceda wrote a song for...
...the Pirate...
The Falkland Islands War in 1982 was defined as a reclamation of their territory by this country.
Argentina
This Island, located in the Indian Ocean is separated from India by the Palk Strait. Was controlled by Portugal, Dutch and British.
Sri Lanka
Macau was the seat of the Portuguese Viceroyalty of East Asia, the Estado da India.
FALSE!
It was Goa!
This medium was the most commonly used to depict the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan
Painted Screens
The contemporary image of the pirate that we have is primarily based on...
representations from fiction and film
Spanish name for Falkland Islands
A widely scattered archipelago of tiny fertile islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Consisting of over 500 small islands and atolls. They are part of the larger region of Micronesia. They are known for their rich marine biodiversity, traditional navigation techniques, and cultural heritage.
Major islands include Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, and Kosrae in FSM.
Its main export is dried coconut, also known as Copra.
The Caroline Islands
Goa gained independence from Portugal in 1961 when the rest of India became independent from Britain.
TRUE!
They were Portugal’s major European competitor for territory and trade in Asia in the 16th-17th centuries.
Dutch
Written by Robert Louis Stephenson, this novel popularized the common image of pirates.
Treasure Island
This ship was attacked by the British. Supposedly, Argentina violated British exclusion zones around the Falklands (they didn’t)
Belgrano Battleship
This Caribbean Island became a haven for buccaneers, attracting pirates due to its strategic location near shipping routes. This island has a particular shape of a reptile.
Tortuga
The Chinese Emperor would only deal with this Macau's town council, and not the official representative of the Portuguese Crown.
the cámara
Timor-Leste becomes a democratic republic in this year.
2002
What time period was considered the Golden Age of Pirates?
between 1650 and 1720 (17th and 18th Century)
At various times, the Falkland Islands have had settlements from these 4 countries.
French, British, Spanish, and Argentina
This island located in the Caribbean Sea became a hotspot for pirates in the years between English conquest and the 1800s. British and Dutch governments allowed and even supported pirates to prey on Spanish ships and ports. It is the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea. Before becoming independent, at one point it was controlled by the Spanish and then the British.
Jamaica