Vocabulary
What are Maritime Empires?
Empires based on Sea Travel and Trade
What was traded along Indian Ocean trade routes? From Where?
Silk, Spices, and tea
From the Mediterranean
What ideas were combined to create technological advance?
Old Greek astrological ideations combined with new Islamic and Asian scholars as well as sailors.
How did the Advance in knowledge effect safety?
More Knowledge = More Safety
How does technology and innovation impact the adaptation of mankind?
Human interactions and development work hand in hand with innovation
Human development and interaction shapes new innovations as much as new innovations shape human development and interaction.
What is Primogeniture?
laws, which gave oldest son land
What land routes were utilized by Islamic traders?
Baghdad, Constantinople, Rome
Where were new ideas typically attained?
Cross cultural interactions from trade
What was the impact of astronomical charts on maritime trade?
Before the compass was invented, the charts helped them guide their direction based off of the placement of the stars.
Who was Peter the Great, and what was his impact?
Peter the Great made impactful changes involving fusing the church between religious and political as one body
He hired Europeans, as well as traveled to Europe, allowing other European ideas to mix with Russian Ideations.
What was the Omani-European rivalry?
trade rivalry between muslim traders from Oman, and European christian traders
Why was Europe active so in trade?
They wanted to make money, create converts, and introduce their language into other areas.
How did Al-Andalus impact the spread of new technology and Ideas?
Al-Andalus was the connecting point for Islamic and European Cultural diffusion.
How did the Astrolabe effect Muslim Traders?
the astrolabe could astrologically determine prayer times, as well as point to the direction of Mecca.
It was used both to Navigate for both trade and war.
Name and describe two or more types of ships.
Carrack: Portuguese Trade Ship
Fluyt: Dutch trade ship
Caravel: Used by Portuguese for long distance travel at high speeds
What is an astronomical chart?
a map of the stars and galaxies
Why was Christopher Columbus searching for a new route to India?
To avoid the Omani-European Rivalry
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
He had a great impact on the development of exploration for Portugal.
Strongly supported Exploration
Financed Voyages to Africa
What was the impact of the lateen sail?
Allowed ships to increase in size allowing for more cargo, as well as making ships more efficient as weapons for war
Name two traits of maritime empires.
Trade was expensive
Men traded
What is Al-Andalus?
a place where Islamic ideas diffused into Europe
Name at least two continents involved in trade, and what they traded.
America sold sugar, tobacco and rum
Africa sold slaves
Asia sold silk, spices, and rhubarb
What Area did Portugal reach before any other European power?
Africa's coastal communities
What were some results of the growth and invention of new equipment?
rapid expansion of exploring and trade
an increase in trade = an increase of diffusion and ideas
Islam spreads in North and East Africa
Sea beggars discovered gunpowder and they began capturing coastal communities
Navigational techniques spread
How was Europe pushed into trade?
Demographic Pressure.
The Growth of the Population created a lack of resources, pushing Europe into the trade market