Vocabulary
Scury
Who was the first European Explorer?
Christopher Columbus
What was a Bible used for ?
To teach the native Americans about Christianity
Cause: Native Americans hunted beavers in many different parts of the Americas at excess.
Name the four European countries that send explorers
Spain, France, Netherlands, England
Columbus needed to know which direction was north so he used a ...?
Compass
The Hudson River was claimed and named by?
Henry Hudson
What is the name of the artifact that is used to keep time on a ship?
Sandglass
Traveling across Asia could be long and dangerous
Europeans began looking for quicker and safer routes to Asia
What resource did Europeans trade guns, and weapons for?
Beaver Fur
There were many ______ in the 1500s-1600s that were sent out to look for new waterways.
Explorers
Who found named and claimed Lake Champlain?
Samuel de Champlain
What is an Astrolabe?
It was used to find the position of stars to help people navigate on ships.
Columbus felt he could find a quicker route to Asia
The king and queen of Spain sponsored Columbus's journey
What do we call the time period between 1400s-1600s where Europeans learned about new land and waterways?
The Age of Explorations
Who named and claimed Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Name 3 foods brought to the new world by Europeans
peaches, horses, pigs,
The first people who were living in America were called?
Name 3 foods taken to Europe from the Americas.
Turkey, beans, pumpkins, tobacco