Chapter 4 vocabulary

Question 1

New world

Answer 1

The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere, including north and South America. The Americans were a “new” folds for Europeans, Try it for the native people who were already there

Question 2

Age of exploration

Answer 2

A time in history when people from Europe traveled to faraway and unfamiliar places, such as Africa and the Americans, in order to learn about them and make maps of them. The age of exploration began in the late 1400’s and continued though the 1500’s

Question 3

Explorer

Answer 3

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 4

Archeologists

Answer 4

Scientists who study human artifacts to learn about last cultures

Question 5

Ore

Answer 5

Rock or earth from which metal can be taken

Question 6

Cash crop

Answer 6

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