The man was a financier of a route around Africa to Asia.
Prince Henry the Navigator.
100
Sir Francis Drake, one of the most famous English "seadogs" sailed his ship into the Pacific through the Strait of Magellan and raided Spanish cities. In return, Queen Elizabeth I knighted him. What was the name of his ship?
Golden Hind.
100
In this battle, the Greek Commander Themistocles lost to Xerxes’ vast army.
Battle of Thermopylae.
100
“Our Sea”; the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
Mare Nostrum.
100
Name the first 3 sea powers in chronological order.
Ancient Crete, Phoenicia, Greece.
200
This explorer rounded Cape of Good Hope at southern tip of Africa in 1488.
Bartolomeu Dias.
200
These ancient people were 2nd to master the sea and created the alphabet which which the English alphabet is based.
Phoenicians.
200
This 480 B.C. sea battle was the key event that made the Golden Age of Athens possible.
Battle of Salamis.
200
A low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars.
Galley.
200
What 4 disciplines was the Golden Age of Athens known for?
Theatre, sculpture, writing, and philosophy.
300
This explorer found a route from Portugal to India.
Vasco da Gama.
300
His Christian forces defeated the Ottomans in the Battle of Lepanto.
Don John of Austria.
300
Rome emerged victorious from this trilogy of wars with its rival, Carthage.
Punic Wars.
300
Route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base.
Sea Line of Communication.
300
What were the religious-military expeditions to retake Holy Lands from Muslims known as?
The Crusades.
400
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand (Spain) paid this man to find India, but instead he found America.
Christopher Columbus.
400
Who commanded England's forces in the Spanish armada battle?
Admiral Charles Howard.
400
In which battle did Roman Empire acquire whole eastern Mediterranean, with the use of flaming arrows?
Battle of Actium.
400
Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Grapple.
400
What is an arquebus?
An early type of musket.
500
Name 2 English "seadogs".
Sir Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher, Sir John Hawkins.
500
Who commanded Spain's forces in the Spanish armada of 1588?
Duke of Medina-Sidonia.
500
In this battle, the Roman Admiral Agrippa defeated Pompey (Caesar’s rival), ensuring Julius Caesar's rise to power.
Battle at Naulochus.
500
An economic theory that having money constitutes wealth, esp. amassing wealth by exporting goods.
Mercantile Theory.
500
What treaty ended the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)?