Age of Exploration

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A piece of technology used by sailors that determined their latitude position.

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Astrolabe

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An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built

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Caravel

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Explain how astrolabe helped begin the Age of Exploration.

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This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.

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Explain how Caravel helped begin the Age of Exploration.

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These ships were advanced for their time becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.

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Amerigo Vespucci: Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him

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Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him.

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Vasco Da Gama

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First Portuguese explorer to make it to India

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Christopher Columbus

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Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world

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How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute to the Age of Exploration?

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He developed a school of navigation that prepared future explorers with the necessary skills.

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Mercantilism is the theory that a nation’s power depends on the amount of money (wealth) they have.

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True