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European Explorers Ch 4

Vocabulary

Question: The name the Europeans used for the Americas
Answer: New World

Question: A person who travels the world in search of new geographical information.
Answer: Explorer

Question: A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about ancient civilizations.
Answer: Archaeologist

Question: A crop that was grown in large quantities to sell.
Answer: Cash crop

Question: An early navigational tool that used the position of the sun and stars to measure latitude.
Answer: Astrolabe

Artifacts

Question: The sacred book of the Christian religion
Answer: Holy Bible

Question: Native plants grown only in the New World.  Europeans wanted them shipped to Europe.
Answer: New foods (tomatoes, beans, squash, corn, pineapple)

Question: Metals that bring great wealth
Answer: Gold and Silver

Question: A leafy plant Europeans chewed or smoked and became addicted to.
Answer: Tobacco

Question: This navigational tool helped explorers because it included land and sea features such as rocky shores, safe ports, ocean currents, and wind directions.
Answer: Map

Artifacts Part 2

Question: This artifact allowed an explorer to claim land for their country
Answer: Flag

Question: This navigation tool allowed sailors to know which direction they were headed.
Answer: Compass

Question: This navigation tool allowed sailors to determine their latitude and stay on course by measuring angles.
Answer: Astrolabe

Question: How does a compass work?
Answer: It uses Earth's magnetic field to always point north.

Question: What did it mean when an explorer placed a flag on a new land?
Answer: It meant they were claiming that land for their country.

Motivation, Technology, or New World Product?

Question: Flag
Answer: Motivation for exploration

Question: Bean, potatoes, and squash
Answer: New World products

Question: Compass
Answer: European technology for exploration

Question: Tobacco
Answer: New World product

Question: Gold and silver
Answer: European motivation for exploration

Miscellaneous

Question: Which European technology was constantly changing and why?
Answer: Maps, because explorers were continuously finding new places and information to add to the maps.

Question: Martin Luther introduced his ideas about reforming the church.  This caused many wars between what 2 religious groups?
Answer: Catholics and Protestants

Question: In what European country did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?
Answer: Spain

Question: Why was gold and silver so important to explorers?
Answer: Because Europeans measured their wealth by how much gold and silver they had.  All countries wanted to build up their wealth.

Question: How did the Age of Exploration begin?
Answer: Europeans wanted to find new, shorter trade routes to Asia.