Vocabulary
The period of time when explorers sought new routes to Asia
Age of Exploration
Name a food that came from the Americas
Potatoes
Squash
Sweet Potato
Cacao
Etc.
A scientific tool that measures the sun and stars
astrolabe
Explorers planted a _________ to claim land for their country.
A person who travels in search of information
Explorer
What cash crop grew well in the Americas?
Tobacco
An astrolabe measures a sailor's ___________.
latitude
The Age of Exploration began when explorers were looking for new trade routes to ________.
Asia
the Americas
Enslaved Native Americans
A compass always points __________, which is useful because then you can find the other cardinal directions!
north
Europeans claimed land because they wanted more _________.
power
A crop that was sold to make money
cash crop
Scientists must look at _____________ from the Age of Exploration to study the past.
artifacts
An astrolabe, compass, and a map are all examples of __________________ tools.
navigation
Europeans measured how wealthy someone was based on how much _______ and ________ they had.
an early scientific tool that observed the sun and stars to find latitude
astrolabe
Tobacco was a profitable cash crop because there was a high ___________ for it.
demand
A compass works because of Earth's ___________ field.
magnetic
One of the reasons Europeans came to the Americas was to spread their religion. What religion did they want to share?
Christianity