This item was planted by explorers to claim or take land for their country. Gaining land and natural resources would strengthen their country.
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Who is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
The rulers of Spain during the Age of Exploration.
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What is tobacco?
This is a tall leafy plant that grew throughout the Americas. It is very addictive.
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what is the Age of Exploration?
Began in the late 1400's. Explorers set out to find new trade routes to Asia.
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What is Islam
The religion that Muslim people follow.
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What is a map?
This contains drawings of the shapes of bodies of land and water. Explorers carried these to the places that they journeyed. This was a tool used to help explorers find trade routes to Asia.
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Who is an archaeologist?
These people study sunken ships that explorers used to come to the Americas.
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What is a potatoe?
This food came from the Americas an encrouaged a healthier diet.
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What is the New World?
Lands across the Atlantic where the American Indians lived.
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What is the door to the church?
Where did Martin Luther nail his questions to the Catholic church?
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What is an astrolabe?
A circular piece of metal with marks around its edges. This was used to measure latitude of the ship by measuring the angle of the star above the horizon.
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Who are the Catholics and Protestants?
These groups of people had many wars between them after Martin Luther.
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What is gold and silver?
Explorers went in search of this to bring back for their countries.
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What is a nation-state?
A unified Christian Spain is an example of this.
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Who is Queen Elizabeth I
She helped pirates who preyed on Spanish ships in the English channel.
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What is a compass?
This has a magnetic needle balanced on a small metal post. The needle's point is attracted by the powerful magnetic field that lines up close to the North Pole. This showed explorers what direction the ship was heading.
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Who is Martin Luther?
He created a document containing 95 reasons why he questioned the the authority of the Catholic church.
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What is a cash crop?
This object was sold to help buy goods from Europe.
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What is an astrolabe?
This was used to measure the latitude of a ship.
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Who is Queen Isabella?
She rejected Christopher Columbus twice.
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What is the Bible?
Europeans were trying to spread their religion to other parts of the world. Many explorers carried this item with them to help convert others to their faith.
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Who are the Muslims?
This group of people made a great center of culture and learning in Spain.
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What is chocolate?
They used it in drinks and medicines.
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Why is it that you can find buffalo in the Great Plains Region?
They are big animals that need a lot of food to sustain them, so it makes sense to find them in a location covered in tall grass.
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What are trade routes to Asia?
Explorers were originally in search of this, not the New World.