SS Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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New World
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The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere, including North and South America.
2
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Age of Exploration
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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 and make maps of them.
3
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Explorer
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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
4
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Archeologists
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Scientist who study Human artifacts to learn about past cultures
5
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Ore
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Rock or Earth from which metal can be taken
6
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Cash crop
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A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale to other people
