1 Sea Power/Age of Discovery
Control of the highways of the sea
Sea Line of Communication
Entering another country by force
Invasion
Open, organized and armed resistance to one's government or ruler
Rebellion
Using privately owned ships commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships
Privateering
Where was the first successful British colony in North America established?
Jamestown, Virginia
First country to use sea power
Crete
Greatest Phoenician colony
Carthage
Spanish Armada defeated (What year)
1588
King Xerxes invaded Greece in 480 B.C. What was the size of his Army
180,000
What area has some of the world's richest fishing
New England
In what year was the last colony on the east coast established?
1733
Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were started for what reason?
Seeking freedom to practice their own religion
After Crete who was the next to master the sea?
The Phoenicians
Travel by sea was what? (Three responses)
Faster, Cheaper, Safer
What is Latin for "Our Sea"
Mare Nostrum
He established the great port of Alexandria
Alexander the Great of Macedonia
This Colony was established in 1632
Maryland
He established Georgia in 1733
James Oglethorpe
Colonies existed on the East Coast of North America because of what?
Sea
They used the sea to send large quantities of tobacco to the Old World?
Virginians
The period of Western European history from the fall of Rome until about the eleventh century
Dark Ages (476-1050 A.D.)
It nearly failed because most of the settlers were “gentlemen” who thought they were too good to work
Jamestown, Virginia
The number of ships that were wrecked off Scotland and Ireland during the defeat of the Spanish Armada
20
Conquered Rome and deposed the last emperor in 476 A.D.
Barbarians from Northern and Central Europe
Charles Howard
Was the Lord Admiral of England
In what year did King Phillip II of Spain believe he had an unbeatable armada
1588
Prince Henry the Navigator hired explorers to ____________________________________
try and find a new sea route to the Indies and Orient
Religious-military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe took place during what period of time?
11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
This was the biggest center of commerce between the Orient and Europe?
Venice
Who led the First Crusades?
King Richard I
Captured Constantinople in 1453 A.D.
Ottoman Turks
During the battle of Lepanto the Christians had how many galleys in their Navy?
200
During the battle of Lepanto the Turks had how many galleys in their Navy?
250
How many of the Turkish ships were destroyed or captured during the battle of Lepanto?
192
As a result of the defeat of the Spanish armada this began what?
The decline of Spain as a world power
During the defeat of the Spanish Armada how many sailors did Spain have?
8,000
Through sea power, Spain established a huge empire, utilizing this?
Mercantile Theory
Galley
A seagoing ship with oars and sometimes sails, crewed by trained fighting men
Maneuverability
The ability for planned and regulated movement of troops or warships
Where did Bartholomeu Dias travel to?
The Cape of Good Hope
Mercantile Theory
A system of economic organization based on a theory that total wealth is a fixed quantity. To become richer and more powerful, a nation must make another nation poorer through capture of its trade and colonies.
This is the ability to use the sea to meet a nation’s needs, including defending its sea lanes and shielding them in time of war
Sea Power
Written language of Traders and the basis for our alphabet
Phoenician's Alphabet
Who wrote semi-fictional accounts of early sea power, including one about the Trojan War and control of Hellespont
The Greeks
What were the three results of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
England became a world power
Spain began to decline as a world power
Other Nations, including France, expanded their trade routes
2500 - 1200 B.C.
Crete dominated the Mediterranean
The longest period of peace in world history
Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
Who wanted to protect her throne against the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I
Battle of Salamis
480 B.C.
Sought domination of the Mediterranean and East-West trade
Ottoman Turks