Lesson 4 Vocab. 1 Flashcards
The period of time, beginning in the late 1400’s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
Age of Exploration
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale. An example of this is tobacco.
cash crop
____________________ - the land masses of North America, Central America, and South America.
The Americas
A person who travels in search of new geographical information.
explorer
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
astrolabe
The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas is called ______________.
New World
The period of time, beginning in the late 1400’s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
Age of Exploration
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale. An example of this is tobacco.
cash crop
____________________ - the land masses of North America, Central America, and South America.
The Americas
A person who travels in search of new geographical information.
explorer
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
astrolabe
The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas is called ______________.
New World
The period of time, beginning in the late 1400’s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
Age of Exploration
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale. An example of this is tobacco.
cash crop
____________________ - the land masses of North America, Central America, and South America.
The Americas
