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What is the difference in land vs. sea and the number number enemies taken on
Almost no state delt with more than 1 state at a time unless they were a maritime state
Requirements for maritime power
Stable government
economic capability
maritime culture
shipbuilding resources
Why are their more requirements for a maritime power than a land power?
easy to train army - give wepon show how to use it
train sailors takes years
What is maritime culture necessary for maritime power?
can tell army to start marching now and they can
ships don't just move
What are shipbuilding resources
wood, cauking material, sail cloth, rope
very advanced technology
protect from animals
alternating dry and wet environment
Wood as a shipbulding resource
best boats have 40 different kinds of wood
oak is best, but tough - have to tie down so it grows bent
Rope as a shipbuilding resource
need a plant that is 600 ft long
What and why was the first naval battle fought
Queen Hapshetsut was going after shipbuilding resources
1500 BCE
Assyrian bireme
700 BC
try to poke a hole in other ship
also make ship go faster - but not know till recently
When was the battle of Salamis
480 BC
What was the BAttle of Salamis
ships supporting armies
greek back into corner - one for one greece will win
Athen's first real attempt at a sea power
Who was the first sea power?
Athens
Why was Athens the first sea power?
open, relatively democratic state
money and trade economy
advantageous position
Shipbuilding was a civic duty
What was Athen's advantagageous position?
access to sea
not exposed
what does it mean that in athens shipbuilding was a civic duty?
build a ship for the city
instead of donating
Athens Thalassocracy
Mediterrian was a good place to learn
good at playing chicken
becoming more powerful because of Navy
Why was the Mediterrian a good place to learn for Athens?
predictable
see land
understand the currents
How was Athens becoming more powerful because of it's navy
sparta was good
Athen's ignored them and built up Navy
What leauge does Athen's form
Delian League
How did Athen's protect their power int eh peloponnesian War?
built walls from Athens to Piraeus
How was the Roman Empire "Mare Nostrum"
carthage allows naval forces to decline
fortune favors Rome in naval battles
Roman 'corvus'
drop on other ships
then run across
What was the name of the Roman invention to go between the boats
corvus
Hannibal and land vs. sea
run up and down italy
has to go through land because Rome has navy
exshaust resources
When was the battle of Actium
31 BC
Battle of Actium
goodbye Marc Antony and Cleopatra
crews sick
take off and now Ceasar in control
What happens to the Roman empire?
allows Naval empire to decline
Greek Fire
burns
pump
seawater carries around
put out with wine
Who dominates the sea in 350-450
Byzantium
When does Byzantium dominate the sea
350-450
When was the battle of Lepanto
1571
battle of the Lepanto
famous battle
muslims don't establish control of Mediteranean
When was the battle of Svensksund
1790
Who participated int he battle of Svensksund
Sweden and Russia
Battle of Svensksund
Peter the great builds navy
Europes ocean going technologies
compass
astrolobe
block and tackle
hull designs
compass and astrolobe
navigation - on ocean
usually stay within sight of land
Blcok and Tckle/cannons
pulleys
rigging
carry lots of cannons
when was the chinese junk made
1400's
why did the chinese junk not cause more problems
calls fleet home
new ideas = bad
The caravel
square rigged sails
shoot down into other ships
go across ocean reliably
Navigation
Vasco de Gama
Magellan's Circumnavigation
Navigation School at Sagres
State secrets
portugal
leaders in navigation
When was Goa
1525
Goa
dockyard in India
explosion of Europe into rest of Europe
The Great Harry - Pride of England
showing off
intensification of rivalries
what rivalries were intensified by The Great Harry
spain and england
Armada
large spanish vs. small english ships
move faster and tactics
english fire
what is the difference between pirates and privateers
letters of Marque and Reprisal
everything you get from other side you c keep money just get rid of them
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New IR and the Sea 3/22/11
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New IR and the Sea 3/22/11
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