| Term | Definition |
| Social | Rise of the middle class, focused on trade and business |
| Political | Decline of Feudalism, Rise of king,gain wealth through trade |
| Economic | reformation ends business restrictions on RCC, the 1st business restriction was the just price, no interest on loans |
| Economic | reformation ends business restrictions on RCC, the 1st business restriction was the just price, no interest on loans |
| Techonology | practical inventions, mapmaking, shipbuilding, navigation skills:ability to tack |
| Social Factor | merchants and craftsmen |
| Technology | clocks, thermometers, compass |
| Smaller Crew | More cargo space |
| Unity, central govt., stablity | Name the 3 things the kings provided for the Political Permissive Factors |
| How to measure time | RxT=D |
| How to measure speed | Knots on a long rope |
| Portalani | What was a very early sea chart? |
| Longitude and latitude | What did maps begin to show? |
| Caravel | What is the 1st ship capable of long voyages? |
| Late 15th century | When were the 1st globes? |
| Tells the latitude | What does an astrolabe do? |
| To give them military superiority | What was gun powder for? |
| To spread info from travelers | What was the printing press used for? |
| Caravel | Powered by sail and pulleys |