Tech Innovations
This Chinese invention helped sailors determine direction.
Answer: What is the magnetic compass?
He rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 but turned back.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias?
This “G” refers to the desire for wealth and goods.
gold
This European country was the first to lead global maritime exploration.
Portugal?
A large Portuguese merchant ship used for long voyages.
carrack?
This Islamic-world tool used the stars to determine latitude.
Astrolabe
He was the first European to reach India by sea in 1498.
Answer: Who is Vasco da Gama?
his “G” motivated Europeans to spread Christianity.
God
This country supported Columbus's voyage
spain
This tool (back or cross version) helped determine latitude by the angle of the sun.
What is the cross staff/back staff?
This triangular sail allowed ships to sail against the wind.
Lateen Sail
His voyage in 1492 connected the Old and New Worlds.
Christopher Columbus?
This “G” refers to national pride and competition.
glory
Portugal’s main goal in Africa was to reach this destination by sea.
What is India?
This ship design was lighter and faster, helping explorers reach Africa’s coast.
caravel?
This small, fast Portuguese ship was ideal for exploration.
The caravel
This English explorer sailed for England and explored North America’s east coast.
John Cabot?
The desire to outcompete Muslim and Italian merchants for trade inspired Europeans to find these.
new trade routes
This empire claimed the Americas after 1492.
Spanish Empire?
These wind patterns guided explorers across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
trade winds?
This Dutch cargo ship was cheaper to build and required a smaller crew, helping the Dutch dominate trade.
fluty
He funded Portuguese navigation schools and early expeditions along Africa.
Prince Henry the Navigator?
A type of empire Portugal built, based on forts along trade routes, not land.
trading-post empire?
These two innovations from Asia and the Islamic world helped inspire Europe’s exploration push.
What are navigation tools & ship designs?
(ex: compass, astrolabe, lateen sail)
This major global shift happened when Europeans began to dominate oceanic trade after 1450
What is the shift from land-based to sea-based empires?