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Conflicts in Europe
Navigational Tools
Discovered Items
Motivations for Exploration
Vocabulary
100
Who were the King and Queen who ruled over a unified Spain?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
100
What is the tool that helps navigate by showing the directions (north, south, east and west)?
A compass
100
What foods did explorers find in the New World and take back to Europe?
Corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans , squash, cacao, pineapple, tomatoes
100
How did explorers show that they claimed new land for their country?
Planted a flag
100
Where did the name Protestant come from?
From the word "protest" because these people protested against the Catholic Church's beliefs.
200
What important thing did Martin Luther do in 1517?
Challenged the beliefs of the Catholic Church when he nailed his list of complaints on a church door.
200
What is a tool that identifies oceans and land masses?
A map
200
What did the explorers do with the gold and silver metals that were mined from the mountains in the New World?
Used it to make gold coins
200
What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
To spread their beliefs (religion)
200
What is an archaeologist?
People who study artifacts.
300
Where in Europe did the Muslims once rule and build center for learning and culture?
city of Granada in Spain
300
What is the tool used to observe and calculate the latitude distance from the Equator that measures the position from the sun and stars?
An astrolabe
300
What plant did the explorers think was medicine and many Europeans became addicted to it?
tobacco
300
What were explorers originally searching for when they explored overseas?
A water route to Asia
300
What did the explorers call the Americas?
The New World
400
What was the name of the movement that began around 1517?
The Reformation
400
A compass shows directions by using the Earth's ________.
magnetic field
400
What natural resources did the explorers find that was very valuable to them?
gold and sliver metals
400
What is a cash crop?
A plant (or crop) that is sold for money.
500
Who were the two groups that fought many wars during the Reformation?
The Catholics and the Protestants
500
Who and from what country did the letters Y or F stand for on the flags?
Y- is Queen Isabella and F is for King Ferdinand from Spain
500
Who did the early explorers find living in the New World?
Native Americans
500
What crop did the explorers find that was very profitable in Europe?
tobacco
500
What does "glory" mean when we think about the early explorers and the European countries that sponsored them?
"Glory" means power. European countries wanted power over many people and lands.