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A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures.
What is an archaeologist?
100
In the 1500's, explorers carried bibles with them in hopes of spreading this religion.
What is Christianity?
100
This tool is only effective with the help of Earth's magnetic field.
What is a compass?
100
This is one of the most valuable things explorers brought back to Europe.
What are new foods?
100
Archaeologist study these.
What are artifacts?
200
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale.
What is cash crop?
200
Explorers carried flags or banners to honor their kings and queens, and perform this feat.
What is claim land?
200
This is what astrolabes measure.
What is latitude?
200
After its discovery in America, this became a valuable cash crop in Europe.
What is tabacco?
200
The name given to the Americas by the explorers.
What is the "New World?"
300
A group of people sent to explore unknown lands. (note: not explorers)
What is an expedition?
300
Rulers hoped that explorers would find these precious metals and help their country build wealth.
What is gold and silver?
300
This tool gave explorers information about winds, ocean currents, and physical features.
What is a map?
300
A major benefit for bringing new fruits and vegetables to Europe.
What is a healthful diet?
300
This is what underwater archaeologists study.
What is a shipwreck/artifacts?
400
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars.
What is an astrolabe?
400
This commenced when explorers were in search of new trade routes.
What is the Age of Exploration?
400
This tool allowed explorers to navigate at night.
What is an astrolabe?
400
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans and squash.
What are foods that came from America?
400
This is the "spot" of each artifact, and archaeologist keep track of it by marking off an entire site with cables.
What is location?
500
The period of time, beginning in the late 1400's, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
What is the Age of Exploration?
500
Explorers were hoping to find a new trade route to this continent.
What is Asia?
500
A compass will always points in this direction.
What is North?
500
Farmers sell this for money.
What is a cash crop?
500
People in Europe belonged to one of these two religions.
What is Christianity and the Protestant religions?