chapter 5 vocab
indigenous:
someone born in a country: first habitant in an area
caravel:
biggest ship
missionaries:
men and women from religous orders with the authority to teach and convert people to christianity
cartographer
person who draws maps
: navigation:
science of determining the course, position, course travelled esspecially of a ship
expansionism:
the actions and attidudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory
circumnavigate:
travel completely around something, as in circumnavigating the globe
caravel
type of ship that was used during the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries.
were developed by the Portuguese and were used by explorers such as Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus
vessel
is a container or a ship that is used to carry liquids or goods
exploration
refers to the act of investigating, examining, or traveling through an area or subject to discover new information, insights, or experiences.
kayak
first nations people adapted their watercraft technology depending on the matierals avalaible for building in the waters travlled
bartolomeu dias
led the first portuguese edpedition around the Cape Of Good Hope
vasco da gama
sailed around africa across the indian ocean and landed in the city of calicut
christopher columbus
was convinced that a shorter route lay west across the altantic ocean
sailed for 33 days