Chapter 4

Question 1

New World

Answer 1

The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere, including North and South America
The Americas were a “new” world for Europeans , but not for the native people who already lived there.

Question 1

Age of Exploration

Answer 1

A time in history when people from Europe traveled to faraway and unfamiliar places, such as Africa and the Americas, in order to learn about them they made maps of them. The age of exploration began in the late 1400s and continue through then 1500s.

Question 2

Explorers

Answer 2

People who travel to new and unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures and maps

Question 3

Archeologists

Answer 3

Scientists who study human artifacts to learn about past cultures.

Question 4

Ore

Answer 4

Rock or earth from which metal can be broken

Question 5

Cans crop

Answer 5

A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale to other people.