Age of Discovery

Age of Discovery

== Portugal =='

Technology

• Cod fishing
  • salt
    • as ballast on outgoing expeditions and used as a preservative for the cod catch
• see
  • [Bacalhau (portuguese salted cod, wiki)]
  • [Why are Portuguese Obsessed with Cod (portoalities.com)]
  • lanteen sails
    • lanteen dervivced from Latin for Roman style triangle sails << to confirm
      • which were serviced from Arab/ Indian Ocean sails << to confirm

King Manuel I

• Background
• Spice Trade
  • See Spice Trade for profitability of trade to Portugal
  • Manuel I was known as "The Fortunate King" and also "The Grocer King" ("le roi epicie")
    • Source: Historic Alleys blogspot

Vasco de Gama

• Portugal sources:

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_das_Armadas https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descobrimentos_portugueses

• • Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India (wikipedia)
  • Casa de India (Portuguese state corporation for spice trade (wikipedia)

Sources

• Excellent review of the history of European Atlantic explorations here: [https://crossingtheoceansea.com/index.html Crossing the Ocean Sea by Mary Ames

Mitchell]

• • this "web-book" has succinct, well-organized chapters in chronological order
  • can be an excellent and appropriate source for students