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Transportation and Weaponary

First globe is made. ([|*]) 1529—first world map is created.([|*]) Spanish Ships ([|*] ) Spanish Carrack — -“U” shaped -Could sail 80miles in a day -Was powered by sail -Very high sides made it almost impossible for a smaller craft to attack and board a carrack. -Had lots of room for storage needed to transport goods. -Was stable enough to have cannons.

Spanish Galleon — ([|*] ) -Started using potholes on lower decks to fire cannons from. -Could have more powerful guns than a carrack because they were lower down the ship and wouldn’t capsize it when fired. -Was longer and narrower than a carrack.

Weaponary

Cannon -fired large balls of stone or metal. ([|*])

Crossbow- ([|*]) - fired arrows -bolts were fired at a much higher velocity than bows shot arrows -crossbows could not shoot as fast as a bow.

Pike- ([|*]) -5-6m wooden pole topped with an iron point on top - was used to repel enemy horsemen or to push back the front line of the enemy

Halberd- ([|*]) -2m long wooden pole with a spike and blade attached to one side of blade

Harquebus- ([|*]) -gun that weighed about 6kgs. -could shoot up to 100m, but was most effective at a 15-25m range. -about 1m long -could fire 3 shots a minute -the firing tube was known to overheat after four shots.

Musket-([|*]) -approxamately 1.5m in length -bigger and heavier than a harquebus -was held up by a stand -could only shoot once a minutes

The Rise of The People – the Early Years