Vocabulary
Age of Exploration
Give one type of food explorers ate on their ship.
dried peas
salty meat
dried fruit
What is scurvy?
Which explorer helped create better maps?
Verrazzano
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
What is an explorer?
A person who travels in search of new places and information
Read a map
Understand weather
Write
Use a compass
Describe one positive interaction between the Europeans and Natives.
Trading
Learning about the land
What river did Jacques Cartier discover?
St. Lawrence River
Which situation caused Europeans to look for a different route to Asia?
a) The trip around the tip of Africa was long and dangerous
b)The trip by foot across Europe into Asia was long and dangerous
c) both a and b
C
What tool helped explorers to know which direction they were facing?
Compass
Tell the 4 main countries that sent out explorers to the new world.
Italy
Spain
France
England
Describe one negative interaction between Europeans and Natives.
Natives were taken as slaves
Disease brought by Europeans
What river is Henry Hudson given credit for exploring?
Hudson River
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 first group of people to live in a specific area are called _______.
Natives
Tell 2 reasons why European countries sent out explorers.
Spices
Gold, silver, and jewels
Quick way to Asia
Trade
Why were spices so important during the 1400 - 1600s?
Spices were used for preserving (keeping) food
Which explorer discovered a lake that is now named after him?
Champlain
Which situation caused Europeans to want to 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
What is an artifact?
An object made by humans in the past
Describe why beavers were important to Europeans.
Beaver fur was used for clothes and hats in Europe.
What did Europeans begin setting up along the new waterways that they explored?
Trading posts
Which explorer is credited for claiming Florida for Spain?
Ponce de Leon
Which effect below was caused by Natives over-hunting their land for beavers?
a) Natives had to fight other tribes for their land to hunt on
b) Beavers became a popular fashion in Europe
A