Vocabulary
A ______ is a scientist who studies artifacts.
a. archaeologist
b. explorer
archaeologist
Archaeologist study what to learn about the past?
"New World" was a name given to the Americas by who?
spice traders
ship builders
American Indians
European Explorers
European Explorers
A compass works by using Earth's ______ ______.
magnetic field.
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
Sell it for money
When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the ___________
United States
New World
New World
Archaeologist who study sunken ships are called?
underwater archaeologists
Why did an explorer plant a flag?
Why was gold and silver so important to explorers?
Europeans measured wealth by gold and silver.
Which of the following describes potatoes, beans, and squash?
A. foods brought to the New World by Europeans
B. foods first grown by people in Asia
C. foods first grown by American Indians
D. foods that caused diets to become more unhealthy
C. foods first grown by American Indians
A person who travel in search of new geographical information is called a _______.
e_ _ _ _ _ _ r.
explorer
How do Archaeologist use the information they learn from artifacts?
To understand the past. (teacher will accept other answers depending).
Which of the following land masses would be shown on a map of the New World?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
South America
After Martin Luther introduced his ideas to reform the church, Europe had many wars between what two religions?
Protestants and Catholics
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were rulers of what country?
Spain
Tobacco was one type of valuable ______ ______ that could be sold to make money.
cash crop
Name 3 objects you found when you uncovered artifacts during the deep sea dives.
Potatoes, Tobacco, Bible, Gold, Flag, Map, Compass, Astrolabe
What was a reason why the Spanish sent explorers to the new world?
To carry gold and silver back to Spain.
Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning? (what country)
Spain
Where was Gold, Tobacco Plants, and Potatoes found?
Americas
A _______ is an early scientific tools used to observe the position of the sun and stars when explorers were sailing the ocean.
astrolabe
If an explorer new what direction was north, he could do what?
a. could create a map of unexplored land.
b. could find the other cardinal directions.
c. would know how fast his ship was moving.
d. would know how far way from land he was.
a. could create a map of unexplored land.
Sailors used astrolabes to tell what?
latitude
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to what continent?
Asia