Name given to land explored by Europeans, even though Native Americans had lived her for thousands of years.
New World
100
An important part of the European's Christians faith. It was
used to help spread their faith with Native Americans.
Holy Bible
100
This device helped sailors determine what direction they were sailing and could be used during fog and darkness.
Compass
100
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade to where?
Asia
100
Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?
Spain
200
Name given to the period of time that began in the late 1400s when Europeans started searching for lands they did not know.
Age of Exploration
200
Explorers used these drawings of bodies of land and water to tell were things were and help others reach new lands.
Maps
200
They represented the king and queen of a country and were used to make claims on new lands.
Flags
200
New World Name was given to the Americas by?
European explorers
200
After Martin Luther, Europe had many wars between?
Protestants and Catholics
300
Name given to the men who sailed small ships across large oceans in search of new lands.
Explorers
300
These food item was important to explorers because many New World plants such as these provided healthful new foods for Europe. Name 3
Corn, Potatoes, and Beans
300
The most valuable product brought back from the New World. Was the measure of a country's wealth.
Gold Coin
300
A category for exploration. Tobacco and potatoes are examples of?
New World Products
300
Europeans were motivated to explore new lands because they wanted to convert local people to Christianity or to claim land for their country.
True or False
True
400
Products that were grown and produced so that they could be turned around and sold for money.
Cash Crops
400
This leafy plant, which was not eaten, was brought back to Europe and sold as a cash crop.
Tobacco
400
A compass works by Earth's what?
magnetic field
400
Explorers generally did not bring anything of value back from the new lands they found.
True or False
False
400
The name given to a scientist who finds and studies artifacts left by earlier cultures.
Archaeologist
500
Objects used by people in cultures that help us learn more about them. (What we retrieved from the sunken ship.)
Artifacts
500
This navigational tool was was used sailors to help them stay on course while sailing across the ocean along with finding their location. This tool helped them measure their ship's latitude.
Astrolabe
500
What do farmers do with cash crop?
sell it for money
500
1. Name an artifact
2. Explain the importance
3. Explain if the artifact is a European motivation for exploration, a European technology for exploration, or a New World Product
Answers will vary
500
Found in the Americas? (3)
Potatoes
Tobacco
Bible
Gold coin
Flag
Map
Compass
Astrolabe