Age of exploration
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| The Age of Exploration | This was a period from the early 15th Century during which
European ships travelled around the world to search for new
trading routes, goods and to spread Christianity.
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| Problems of sea travel | Lost at sea due to poor navigation skills and poor maps.
Fear of the unknown many sailors thought the earth was flat and feared they would sail off the edge.
Bad conditions and lack of basic supplies.
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| Advances in Exploration | New Maps
New Equipment
New Ships
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| New Maps | Cartographers - People who draw maps
Portolan Charts - One of the earliest maps used by sailors,
developed by Portuguese. It mapped harbours and coastlines more precisely and recorded information like currents, tides and depths.
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| New Equipment | Astrolabe / Quadrant - Instrument used to calculate the latitude (how far north or south of the equator)
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| New Equipment | Compass- Instrument that points north, letting sailors know the direction they were travelling
Log and Line - Instrument used to measure speed (Knots)
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| New Equipment | Logbook - Used to record details of voyages such as the direction, winds and currents
Line and lead weight - To measure the depth of water, especially around the coast
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| Shipbuilding | Lateen Sails - These were triangular sails that made it possible for ships to sail into the wind
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| Shipbuilding | Clinker-built hulls - overlapping boards designed to make the ship stronger and watertight
Carracks/Naos - Bigger Caravels
Rudders - Made a caravel easier to steer
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| Life on Board a ship | Scurvy - A common disease among sailors caused by a lack of vitamin c.
Starvation - Lack of food
Harsh Discipline - Used to keep order
Mutiny - Sailors rebelling against their captain
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| Consequences | Wealth
New goods
Migration
Spread of Christianity
Slavery
Disease
Language and Culture
Decline of civilisations
Theft
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