Vocabulary 1
a glass device that measures time using the flow of sand
what is an hourglass?
never mapped
what is uncharted?
What caused Dias to sale offshore and lose sight of land?
What are stormy seas?
Cabral consulted this fellow explorer before he left on his own expedition.
Who is da Gama?
a special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
what is an expedition?
The word that describe what Dias and his crew did to prepare their ships for sailing.
What is rig?
Name 3 to 4 ways that Prince Henry the navigator contributed to Portuguese exploration.
What is built strong ships, made maps, invented navigational instruments and got his father King John I to spend money?
Whose advice did Cabral follow when he set sail for India, what was the advice and what happened as a result.
Who is daGama, is don't sail too close the coast because at the Gulf of Guinnea, there are no winds and your ship will get stuck! Cabral sailed away from the shore in a southwest direction and accidentally discovered Brazil!
to preserve meat, fish, or other food by smoking, drying, or salting it
what is to cure?
a group of ships sailing together with the same purpose and under the control of the same leader
what is fleet?
The number of ships Dias had in his fleet?
What is 3 ships?
Why was Portugal described as a seagoing pioneer?
What is even though Portugal wa a small poor country, they became he leader in exploration?
the act of planning and directing the movement of a ship
navigation
the reaching of land, after a trip by sea
what is landfall?
King John renamed the cape after his men returned. What did he name it and why?
What is the Cape of Good Hope because their discovery proved that it was possible to sail around Africa?
The year that Vasco da Gama sailed to India.
What is 1497?
the sides and bottom of a boat
what is hull?
a North African follower of Islam during the Middle Ages
What is Moor?
Dias started his expedition where, then sailed in what direction on what coast of what continent? (4 answers)
What is he started in Portugal, then sailed south down the West Coast of the continent of Africa?
Cabral discovered this country/continent in 1500 by accident?
What is Brazil/South America?
a device that uses a magnetized pointer to show direction
what is a magnetic compass?
What are trade winds? Where are they on Earth?
What are winds that almost always blow in a particular direction; in the region starting at the equator and up to 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of it. They ar4 all the way around the earth.
da Gama started his expedition with this many ships and returned with this many ships. Why?
What is 4 ships, then 3 ships because they lost so many men to scurvy that they had to burn one of their ships.
The number of ships Cabral had in his fleet and how many ships did he return to Portugal with?
What is Cabral had 13 ships in his fleet but only returned home with 4 ships because he lost 9 ships on his journey?
the disease that killed many of da Gama's sailors and why?
What is scurvy and it is caused by a lack of fresh food (lack of vitamin C)?
a person who translates from one language to another
what is interpreter?
What did Dias name the southern tip of Africa and why?
What is Cabo Tormentoso because it means Cape of Storms and they went around it because of stormy Seas?
How long it took for da Gama to cross the Indian Ocean
What is 23 days?
the tools, resources, or ability you need to do something
what is means?
the reason for taking a specific action
what is motive?
How did Dias know that they had gone from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean and had rounded the tip of Africa?
What is because they went to travel north back home and the land was on their west which could only mean that they had rounded the tip of Africa and were on the East Coast!?
When Cabral discovered Brazil, why didn't the Portuguese settle or set up trading centers right away?
What is because the Portuguese were busy with gaining power in the rich ports of Africa, India, the East Indies, and the Spice Islands?
a navigational instrument that uses a telescope and scale to determine latitude and longitude
What is a sextant?
a navigational tool used to determine the position of the sun, a star, or other object in the sky
what is an astrolabe?
Dias and his crew were the first Europeans to do this.
What is found a route to the Indian Ocean?
These two things helped da Gama cross the Indian Ocean quickly.
What are good pilots and strong westerly trade winds?