Life of an Explorer
Identify 3 skills needed to be an explorer
Read a map
Use tools like a compass
Read the sky for weather clues
Know how to write in a journal
What is a compass used for?
to help explorers know which direction they were sailing in
What type of items were traded between the Europeans and the Natives?
Natives traded beaver fur in exchange for guns and weapons with the Europeans
What continent did Europeans want to explore? Where did they end up?
They wanted to explore Asia, but ended up in North America.
Why did Europeans bring a bible with them to the New World?
to teach Natives about Christianity
What is an explorer?
A person who travels in seach of new places and information
True or False: Europeans brought unwanted disease to the New World
True
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Identify three items explorers would eat on the ship
salted meat
dried fruit
dried peas
The first people to live in the United States
natives
True or False: The Europeans were the very first people to discover North America
False
Which explorer started the Age of Exploration?
Columbus
What is scurvy?
A disease explorers got from having a lack of vitamins and nutrients in the body
What is an artifact?
An obejct made and used by humans in the past
Europeans were able to set up ___________ posts along new waterways they discovered in the new world so they could buy and sell with the Native Americans
trading posts
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
to help keep their food fresh
Why did an explorer need a sandglass?
helped keep time on the ship
What was an astrolabe used for?
To measure the position of the stars to help guide explorers to land
Why did the Europeans call the people in the New World Indians?
They thought they had arrived in India
Identify the four continents involved in the Age of Exploration
Spain
Netherlands
France
England