Week 5 Vocab
Goods made in a country and sent to another country
Exports
This explorer was sponsored by Spain; He landed in the Caribbean and his voyage increased interest in European exploration
Christopher Columbus
Map making
Cartography
A type of stone used to make early tools, such as arrowheads, spear tips, scrapers, and knives
Flint
The capital of this state is Annapolis
Maryland
Astrolabe
This explorer was sponsored by England; He was searching for a northwest passage, and landed in what is now Canada
John Cabot
The trade that began in 1492 between Europe and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
Any object made by a human
Artifact
What is the capital of Delaware
Dover
Celestial Navigation
He was sponsored by Portugal; He landed in what is now South America; He eventually sailed around the southern tip of Africa to reach India
Pedro Cabral
Goods that come into a country
Imports
People who wandered from place to place to find resources
Nomads
The capital of this state is Albany
New York
A small, fast sailing ship
Caravel
He was sponsored by Spain; He was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Groups of traders that traveled together
Caravans
A nomadic group of people working together for survival by hunting animals and gathering plants for food is called a __________ .
Hunter-Gatherer Society
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
An area used by merchants for economic ($) purposes
Trade routes
He was sponsored by France; He sailed up Rivers in what is now Canada and met the Iroquois people; His trips started French trade in North America
Jacques Cartier
The trade route between Europe and Asia
The Silk Road
Scientists who study the evidence people leave behind are called _________________.
The capital of this state is Concord
New Hampshire