Black and Tans: Former British soldiers who fought against the IRA/They fought the IRA and got their name from their uniforms (Something more than ‘They fought the IRA’ needed for 2M) Bloody Sunday: The day when the Squad killed a number of British agents in Dublin / When the Black… Continue Reading →
Fish are a renewable resource because they can renew their numbers though breeding. Fish can be depleted if they are over-exploited Why over fishing takes place! Big ships: Some of today’s trawlers are as tall as seven storey buildings and as long as Croke Park. These ‘super-trawlers’ often travel together… Continue Reading →
Volume – How much space an object takes up Speed – The distance travelled by an object in one unit of time Centre of gravity of an object – Is a point in the object through which all the weight of the object appears to act. Pressure – Is the… Continue Reading →
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry of Portugal realised that if someone were to find the bottom of africa and sail to India their country could control the spice trade and become very wealthy. There would be no need for the long dangerous journey along the Great Silk Road. In… Continue Reading →
1. The Caravel In the fifteenth century the Portuguese invented a new model of ship called the caravel. It was a clever mixture of two types of ship. Mediterranean ships had triangular lateen sails, which allowed them to move in and out of narrow spaces. Atlantic ships were clinker built, which… Continue Reading →
1.Trade: Europe had ancient trade links with India, China, and the Spice Islands. Spices from India and silk from China were two of the most valuable products in Europe. The main route to the East was by the Great Silk Road. However, it took months to travel this way and… Continue Reading →
Patrician – a rich roman citizen Plebian – a poor roman. Domus – a private house in ancient rome Atrium – the entrance hall of a roman house. Peristyle – a walled garden at the rear of a roman house Insulae – high rise flats in ancient rome Forum –… Continue Reading →
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, navigator and coloniser in the fifteenth century. He was born in Genoa in 1451 and later studied navigation in Portugal. He believed that the Earth was round and thought that he could reach Asia if he just kept sailing west. He went to… Continue Reading →
Electrons – Negatively charged particles Protons – Have a positive charge Neutrons – the particles of the nucleus that have no charge Hydrogen bond – Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom. Covalent bond – A chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons Ionic… Continue Reading →
Solvent – is a substance that dissolves other materials to form a solution A solution – is a mixture of a solute and solvent A Dilute Solution – has a small amount of solute in a large amount of solvent A Concentrated Solution – has a large amount of solute… Continue Reading →
