Ss chapter 4 vocabulary Flashcards
New World
The European is the islands in the western hemisphere including North and South America. The American “new world” for Europeans, but no for the Native Americans who already live there.
Age of exportation
A time in history when people from Europe traveled to an 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 1400s and continued through the 1500s.
explorer
People who travel to new unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures and maps.
Archeologists
Scientist who study human artifacts, 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.