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48 Cards in this Set
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Which cape did sailors fear going around |
Bojador |
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What wee some beliefs sailors had |
There were no people there, the land was desert, shallow seas, burning sun, boiling seas, sea monsters and cannibles |
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Name a captain who seized prisoners |
Tristao |
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What did the Portuguese trade for slaves / prisoners |
Horses and goods |
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what did the contract which explorers had to have say |
You need to explore in return to trade they had to discover 100 leagues a year for five years |
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When was the trading post st George made by who and for what |
In 1481 by King John the π to offer protection and supplies and to convert the natives to Christianity |
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What wee the Portuguese given control of |
The African coast |
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Where did the Portuguese sail as far as |
Cape cross in south west africa |
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What were stone crosses used for |
To show their religion and to help with navigation |
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Which island did some Portuguese immigrate to |
The island of st Thomas close to the equator |
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What did slaves grow on the island of st Thomas |
Sugar and corn for export |
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Which instruments did sailors use to help them find their way |
A compass a astrolabe a cross staff a quadrant a line with a lead weight and the sun |
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Answer these questions |
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Read handouts in book |
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When did Bartholomew Diaz set sail |
1487 |
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How many ships did b Diaz have |
3 |
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What did b Diaz take with him |
Stone pillars and several Congolese men |
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Why did b Diaz have the Congolese men |
To help him find prester John |
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Whee did b Diaz put his first pillar |
At luderitz bay |
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How long was he blown south for |
13 days |
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Where did they put another pillar |
Algoa bay |
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How much further was the great fish river |
50 miles |
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What did b Diaz find on his way back |
The cape of good hope and the supply ship |
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When did Diaz return to lisbon |
1488 |
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When did da gamma leave |
1497 |
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Where did he leave from |
Restlo on 8 July 1497 |
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How long wee d gammas ships separated |
10 days |
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Where did they stop to get fresh food and water |
The canary islands |
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Where did they stop on Saturday the 4 |
St Helena bay |
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How long did hey stay at st Helena bay |
8 days |
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What did they da at st Helena bay |
Cleaning the ships mending the sails and taking wood |
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Who did da gamma get into a fight with on st Helena bay |
He Hottentots |
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How long did it take to sail 33 leagues |
Six days |
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Where did they meet more hottentots and buy a oxe |
Mossel bay |
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How far were they by christmas |
70 leagues up the coast |
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Whee did they stay for 32 days repairing the ships |
Quelimane |
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Where did the Portuguese go after that |
Mozambique and then Mombasa |
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Where did v da gamma go after mombasa |
Malindi |
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Who was the pilot privided |
A Muslim from gujerat |
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When did they leave malindi |
April 22 |
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When did they reach caliout |
On Monday the 21 |
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How London did da gamma stay in calicut |
74 days |
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How many sailors dies on the way back |
More than 30 and there were only 7-8 men on each ship to work |
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When did da gamma get back |
August 30 1499 |
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Where did da gammas brother die |
He Azores |
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Of the 148 men and 12 convicts how many got back |
55 |
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How much were their profits |
60 times more than the cost of the voyage |
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What were the names of da gammas ships |
The sao rafaol the |
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Who decided to send out Vasco da gamma |
King manuel |
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