History 2188A/B Lecture 3: History Lecture 3
10 Apr 2016
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Pirates and piracy on the world"s seas and in the public imagination. Choose 5 of ten terms to identify, why (significance), use examples, details. Medieval sea raiders: viking invaders and muslim corsairs. Byzantine empire, 330 ce- 1453ce: constantinople which is the capital of the eastern roman empire, constant. Becomes a major trading centre: has watch and boats that keep the pirates at bay. Piracy in the adriatic/ dalmatia: maragaritus of brindisi (1149 ce- 1197 ce) He became a privateer for the normans from silcili, eventually becomes the great admiral of sicily. Makes them privateerian bases , takes him as far as the holy land eventually he is captured and dies in a german prison. 200 years after his death, pirates continued to thrive and. North africa- the barbary coast survive: entire coast of africa falls to arab countries, the reconquiste is the re conquering 14th century.
