Age of Exploration (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Fall of Constantinople (year)
Fall of Constantinople (year)
1453
Prince Henry navigation school location
Prince Henry navigation school location
Sagres
Bartolomeu Dias 1487 achievement
Bartolomeu Dias 1487 achievement
Rounded Cape of Good Hope (southern tip of Africa)
Vasco da Gama 1497 achievement
Vasco da Gama 1497 achievement
Reached India by sailing around Africa
Columbus's sponsors
Columbus's sponsors
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Columbus's three ships
Columbus's three ships
Niña, Pinta, and Santa María
Columbus first landing date
Columbus first landing date
12th October 1492
Columbus first landing place name
Columbus first landing place name
San Salvador
John Cabot 1497 discovery
John Cabot 1497 discovery
Newfoundland, Canada (claimed for England)
Magellan 1519-1522 achievement
Magellan 1519-1522 achievement
First circumnavigation of the globe
Cortés conquered which empire (1519)?
Cortés conquered which empire (1519)?
Aztec Empire
Pizarro conquered which empire (1532)?
Pizarro conquered which empire (1532)?
Incan Empire
Caravel key features
Caravel key features
Lateen sails, caravel-built hull, rudder
Diseases decimating indigenous Americans
Diseases decimating indigenous Americans
Measles, influenza, and smallpox
British Empire % of world colonised
British Empire % of world colonised
Around 25%