WHAT I HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT
THE UNIT 8
THE GREAT
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES
ü TECHNICAL ADAVANCES
·
Turks conquered Constantinople. Control of the Silk
Road
·
Portolans charts
·
Rudder, compass, astrolave
·
Caravel
ü EXPEDITIONS
·
Portuguese
·
Turks
·
Castile discovers a new continent






ü PRE-COLUMBIAN PEOPLE
·
MAYAS
·
AZTECS
·
INCAS
ü THE CONQUEST AND ORGANISATION OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE
·
THE
GREAT EXPEDITION


·
THE
ORGANISATION OF THE CONQUERED TERRITORIES





