Vocabulary
This is a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
cash crop
This means “MY COUNTRY AND MY RULER OWN THIS LAND NOW!!!!!” -symbol of the power of countries and their rulers
Flag
This allowed people to eat more healthful diet
New Foods
This uses a magnetic needle.
A compass
Compasses were...
brought to the Americas
This is a person who travels in search of new geographical information.
explorer
This included such features as rocky shores and safe ports. showed where winds blow & ocean currents flow. -Map makers got new information from sailors, explorers, & scientists -showed places that remained unknown
Map
This was taken wherever they went to help them spread the Christian Religion Many believed that all people should share their beliefs.
Bible
This measures the latitude of a ship.
An Astrolabe
Tobacco plants were:
Brought back from the Americas
This is the name for the land masses of North America, Central America, and South America
the Americas
What is the main difference between the astrolabe and compass?
You need to be able to see a clear sky to use the astrolabe. The compass can be used in fog or total darkness.
This was an enormous cash crop (money maker) for the colonies in the New World.
Tobacco
These got new information added to it from sailors, explorers and scientists.
Maps
Potatoes were...
Brought back from the Americas
This is a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures
archaeologist
This showed which direction a ship was heading Works even in fog or total darkness.
Compass
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
sell it for money
Many explorers carried the Bible with them while exploring. Why?
To convert people to their religion.
Gold and silver was...
Found in the Americas
This is the name for the period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas
Age of Exploration
This used the sun or stars to show the Explorers how far north or south (latitude) they were from the equator
Astrolabe
Why did countries want to gain more land?
Where did the Spanish find gold and silver while exploring the New World?
Mexico and South America
What two types of vegetables that came from the Americas?
potatoes and squash