Vocab
What is an explorer?
a person who travels in search of new places and information
What tool helped explorers to know which direction they were facing?
compass
Jacques Cartier was sent from what European country?
France
Which situation caused Europeans to want set up trading posts in the new world?
a) Trading with natives was a sign of friendship
b) Trading with natives made Europeans rich
b) Trading with natives made Europeans rich
Tell 2 reasons why European countries sent out explorers .
possible answers: a) spices,
b) gold, sliver, and jewels, c) quick
way to Asia d) trade
What is scurvy?
an illness caused by a lack of
nutrients in the body
True or False: An artifact is a type of ship. If false, make the sentence above into a true statement.
false, an artifact is an object made
by humans in the past
Italy, Spain, France, England
he thought he’d eventually find
India
What is one food that was brought to the New World from Europe?
answers: onions, rice,
bananas, grapes
Tell the 4 main countries that sent out explorers to the new world.
Italy, Spain, France, England
Give one type of food explorers ate on their ships.
possible answers: dried peas, salty
meat, dried fruit
Which explorer helped create better maps?
Verrazzano
Which countries did Henry Hudson explore for?
England and Netherlands
What is one food that was brought to Europe from the New World?
What is one food that was brought to Europe from the New World?
Tell 3 skills an explorer needed to have.
possible answers: read a map,
understand weather, write, use a
compass
What object did explorers use to keep track of time?
Sandglass
What were 2 tools an explorer needed to know how to use
map, compass, astrolabe
Which of the explorers below was abandoned by his crewmates?
Hudson
Describe why beavers were important to Europeans.
beaver fur was used for clothes
and hats in Europe
Describe one positive AND one negative interaction between the Europeans and Natives.
positive: a) trading, b)
learning about the land
negative: a) natives
were taken as slaves, b) disease
The time period in history when many European countries sent out explorers is referred to as what?
The Age of Exploration
Not about tools... sorry
What continent did these explorers travel from?
Europe
Which effect below was caused by Europeans sailing west in search for Asia?
a) The Europeans found a new continent they didn’t know existed
b) The Europeans had many shipwrecks
c) The Europeans found a small island that grew rare spices
a) The Europeans found a new continent they didn’t know existed
Why were spices so important at this time?
Spices were used for preserving (keeping) food
Which situation caused Europeans to start the Age of Exploration?
a) The need for beaver fur and new hunting land
b) The need for spices and a quick route to Asia
b) The need for spices and a quick route to Asia