Book that was most responsible for the idealization of pirates; it introduced classic pirate images such as treasure maps with X marking the spot, wooden legs, eye patches, and pirate vocabulary. Featured Long John Silver
Treasure Island
100
Flemish monk who raided many French ships for England until he was outlawed in England. He then worked as a mercenary for the French King.
Eustace the Monk
100
Alcoholic drink containing rum or other liquor mixed with water
Grog
100
Nickname given by Queen Elizabeth to the first English Privateers such as Sir Francis Drake & Sir John Hawkins (and others). They were essentially a military branch authorized by the queen to attack the Spanish fleet & bring back riches & treasure
Sea Dogs
200
Ship invented by vikings that's pointed at both ends
Knorr
200
Play written by J.M. Barrie in 1904 featuring pirates & Captain Hook as the villain
Peter Pan
200
Barbary pirates and brothers Aruj & Hizir who became very successful by raiding & pillaging European vessels. Their name means "red beard" in Italian.
Barbarossa Brothers
200
A privateer, especially one operating along the southern coast of the Mediterranean in the 16th-18th centuries. Also the French word for pirate.
Corsair
200
Governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
Bey
300
Ship that usually has two masts with the larger mast located toward the center and the shorter mast toward the front
Schooner
300
Book that includes biographies of several fearsome pirates including Blackbeard, Anne Bonn, and Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
300
French privateer who lost his leg in battle and was nicknamed "Jambe de Bois"
Francois de Clerk
300
Bodies of water that jut into the land from the surrounding sea
Fjords
300
Meaning of "Jambe de Bois"
Peg Leg
400
Large Chinese ship with rectangular sails and measuring 100 meters long
Junk
400
Book by Alexander Exquemelin, a French surgeon, that gave a first-hand account of his time as a buccaneer
Buccaneers of America
400
Ruthless English pirate who tortured citizens to find their treasure.
Sir Henry Morgan
400
Using ocean currents, wind patterns, moon & stars, and wildlife for navigation.
Wayfinding
400
License allowing privateers to steal gold & treasures
Letter of Marque
500
Large Spanish ships carrying treasure
Galleons
500
Play about Captain Henry Avery, Pirate King of Madagascar, and his opulent life on a tropical island. Written by Captain Charles Johnson (a pseudonym), the play was full of inaccuracies but the public didn't care & loved it anyway
The Successful Pirate
500
Nickname of Englishman Edward Teach who became a pirate during the war between the Spanish & English. Although he wasn't particularly gruesome, he was prone to severe mood swings and unpredictable bursts of violence, occasionally against his own crew.
Blackbeard
500
French word meaning "rebirth"
Renaissance
500
Someone who worships many gods/goddesses or the earth or nature