The wider world (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Spices important to Elizabethans
Spices important to Elizabethans
Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves
Francis Drake's achievement as English sailor
Francis Drake's achievement as English sailor
First English sailor to circumnavigate the Earth
What Drake brought back to England
What Drake brought back to England
Cargo of spices
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
Ship route along Arctic coast of Canada/Alaska, joining Atlantic & Pacific
James Lancaster's achievement
James Lancaster's achievement
First established trade with the Spice Islands
Set up after Lancaster returned with spices
Set up after Lancaster returned with spices
East India Company
Why Frobisher's attempt to reach China failed
Why Frobisher's attempt to reach China failed
Driven back by snow and ice in the Arctic
John Davis's attempts to find northern route to China
John Davis's attempts to find northern route to China
Made 3 voyages, driven back by cold weather
What happened to Humphrey Gilbert
What happened to Humphrey Gilbert
Failed to return when ship hit by storms
When Lancaster took 1st East India Co. fleet & where
When Lancaster took 1st East India Co. fleet & where
1600, to modern day Indonesia
Ralph Fitch's significance
Ralph Fitch's significance
One of first English sailors to visit India
How long Fitch travelled in Middle East/India
How long Fitch travelled in Middle East/India
Eight years
Ralph Fitch's role with East India Company
Ralph Fitch's role with East India Company
Became a valuable consultant
Who traded in India before England & when
Who traded in India before England & when
Portuguese Estado da Índia, 16th century
East Indies definition
East Indies definition
Lands of South Asia (Indian subcontinent) & Southeast Asia