Vocabulary
Who were the first people to live in North America?
natives
What country had lots of explorers that starts with an E?
Hint: They speak English!
England!
What is a reason for the Age of Exploration?
Europeans wanted quicker route to Asia. Europeans wanted spices from Asia. Europeans wanted gold and other precious stones from Asia.
What do you use to know what direction you are going?
compass
What country starts with an F?
Hint: They speak French!
France
Why did crewmates get scurvy?
lack of vitamins while they were on the ship
Who went exploring during the 1400-1600s?
explorers
What country had lots of explorers and starts with an N?
Hint: They speak Dutch!
Netherlands
What did Europeans trade guns and weapons for?
Beaver Fur
What are museums filled with that would be used by explorers?
artifacts
What country starts with an S that had a lot of explorers?
Hint: They speak Spanish!
Spain
What happened because of beaver fur trading?
Natives were fighting for new hunting land. Europeans began setting up trading posts along the water. Natives were able to hunt easily with guns from Europeans.
Age of Exploration
What continent did the Explorers all come from?
Europe
What is one positive and one negative thing that happened when the Europeans and Natives interacted?
they started to trade, but disease spread