HIST 1707 Study Guide - Arawak, Cape Bojador, Yellow Fever
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Precedents: romans in atlantic ocean, vikings (small colonies) They left: columbus" back and forth of boats to settle, africans (left and didn"t come back, vivaldi brothers used galy"s. Got about off the coast of africa then died. Technology: compass (where you are going, astrolabe (where you are) Navigation techniques: dead- reckoning, astronomical charts, europeans connections helped them explore. Mapping: portolan charts (oldest are from 1270) Introduced same time as the compass: portolan (accurate of the coastline) Heavy seas and large cargo: only good if you knew where you were going, not good for exploring, bad square sails, the caravel (manoeuvrable boat) evolved to nao (carrack boat) 718 ce-first christian victory: multiple kingdoms, not one long war (lasts 700 years, way to gain riches and land and nobility, war a way of life, prisoners/slavery ( non-christians) Ransoms: race (spain says you must be catholic to live there, militant christianity, social advancement through conquest of other people.
