Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
European Exploration
Challenge Accepted
Artifacts
100
What is a scientist who studies artifacts?
Archaeologist
100
What do archaeologists use to study history?
Artifacts
100
If explorers knew which direction NORTH was, they could-
Find other cardinal directions
100
What country in Europe did Muslims build their culture and learning?
Spain
100
Were bibles brought to or found in the Americas?
Brought
200
What is a person who travels in search of new geographical information?
Explorer
200
What did sailors use astrolabes for?
To tell latitude
200
What is a cardinal direction?
North, South, East, or West. (What you would find on a compass).
200
After Martin Luther introduced his ideas to reform the church, who did Europe have wars between?
Protestants and Catholics
200
Was tobacco grown for the first time when Europeans arrived in the Americas?
No
300
What is the name that the Europeans gave to the Americas?
New World
300
The age of exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
Asia
300
Why did explorers plant flags?
To claim their land
300
What was the purpose of maps during exploration?
So the explorers knew where they were travelling.
300
Found
Were potatoes grown or found in the Americas?
400
What kind of artifact is tobacco considered?
Cash Crop
400
"New World" was a name given to Americas by whom?
The European Explorers
400
Why was gold an important artifact?
Europeans measured wealth (being rich) with gold and silver.
400
If explorers didn't have maps, what artifact could they use instead?
A compass
400
Why was it important that the Europeans learned how to grow food and tobacco?
New artifacts Understanding of other cultures
500
What is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the sun and stars?
Astrolabe
500
How does a compass work with the Earth?
Through the magnetic field
500
What did Europeans do with their religion when the got to the Americas?
Spread their beliefs
500
DRAW A SKETCH: What is a food that was grown at this time?
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500
DRAW A SKETCH: A plant grown in the Americas that we still grow today.
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