Caravel

Ship Improvements What were the events and improvements in ship design that lead to the discovery of the New World and enabled the subsequent expansion in global trade? In this paper I will examine the changes and improvements in European ship design that allowed for the first transatlantic voyage to the New World. Though the Europeans were not the first to develop the concept of the ship, they were the first to take this concept and use it to cross the Atlantic. Even before Columbus sailed

coastline. But was able to carry a lot of cargo, and it was able to stand up well in bad weather. The Niña, the Pinta were caravels, with a shallower draft than a nao, did not have much cargo space, but were able to explore shallow bays and the mouths of rivers. A carvel was square-rigged on its foremasts and mainmasts, but used a lateen sail on the mizzen to help in tacking. A caravel had about twenty crew members, who slept on the deck and would go below only if the weather was bad. The crew were gathered

why important for the vocabulary that are labeled with an asterisk and answer ALL of the questions. Answers should be in a different color font and should be turned in to turnitin.com and to the class crate when due Terms: 1. “treasure ship” 2. **caravel A small vessel that can handle ocean storms, go up river, has a small canon, made up of lateen sails, and can pick up speed from high winds. 3. Order of Christ 4. Cruzado 5. “Indians” 6. entrepôt 7. **conquistadors conquerors Places: 8. Melanesia

August - September It is August 3, 1492 and I am a crew member on Christopher Columbus’s voyage the Pinta. We set sail at 8 o’clock in the morning, the wind is strong and variable, and we are heading for the Canary Islands. It is now August 6 and the Pinta has slipped a socket. Columbus left the ship behind, for it was badly disabled. I have gotten of the ship and am now on the Nina with Columbus. It is now August 24 and we are passing a fiery display of a volcanic eruption. I was very scary but

colonial exploration. Manav and I worked together to create a story about Marco, the captain of the Spanish caravel, "The Electra". We chose the ship to be a caravel since we learned that Prince Henry the Navigator designed them to travel long distances ("Caravel"). With two or three masts and a rounded bottom, caravels were fast, this made them the ideal ships to travel to the New World with ("Caravel"). In addition to this, we also learned about navigation tools such as the magnetic compass. The magnetic

landmass into the Mongol empire as well as the later European exploration of the Americas contributed to the creation of prolonged global connections in which the world’s major continents were connected. Two of the most notable developments include the caravel, which aided European explorers in their conquest of the Americas, and the stirrup and composite bow, which the Mongols used to conquer Eurasia and eventually led to the Pax Mongolica. These technological developments had major effects on both societies

The barca was bigger than the caravel and was used to travel overseas because it had a lot of space for storage and went faster than the caravel; the caravel was smaller and more maneuverable than the barca and was used to map the details of continents and explore up rivers. During explorations, explorers used a cross staff or an astrolabe to

of the caravel. “This ship combined the square sails of European vessels with the lateen (triangular) sails of their Arab counterparts. The new rigging made it easier to sail across and into the wind” (Ellis 367). The Latin sails had rectangular sails, meaning that they could harness the wind more effectively, but they would experience drag when the wind moved in the opposite direction. This led to the ships being less effective when the wind traveled in the opposite direction. The Caravel with the

There were a few inventions that made the European exploration possible. One of the inventions was the magnetic compass. This allowed the ships to navigate with nothing but water in sight. Another one was the invention of the caravel. The caravel allowed the ships to sail against the wind. The last invention was more detailed maps. These maps allowed sailors to plot their course for a safer more accurate travel. These were some of the inventions that led the European exploration. Portugal

In the course of the fifteenth century, the Portuguese developed the caravel, a small, light, three-masted sailing ship. Though somewhat slower than the galley, the caravel held more cargo and was highly maneuverable. When fitted with a cannon, it could dominate larger vessels, such as the round ships commonly used in commerce (Buckler 501-502). With the caravel, the Portuguese had the advantage over other ships in trade and were able to reach new parts of the world