Chapter 4 Flashcards
New world
The European name for countries in the western hemisphere, including North and South America. The Americas were new for the Europeans but not for the natives who already lived there.
Age of Exploration
A time in history where people from Europe would travel to faraway and unfamiliar places such as, Africa and the Americas , in order to learn and make maps about them. The Age of Exploration started in the 1400s and went through the 1500s.
New world
The European name for lands in the western hemisphere including north and South America The americas were new for the Europeans but not for the native people who already lived there.
Age of exploration
A time in history where people from Europe traveled to faraway and unfamiliar places such as, Africa and the Americas, in order to learn about them, and make maps about them. The Age of Exploration went from the 1400s through the 1500s.
Explorers
People who travel to new and unfamiliar in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures, and maps.
Archeologists
Scientists who study human artifacts to learn about past cultures.
Ore
Rock or Earth from which metal can be taken.
Cash crop
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale to other people.
