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1
Q

Who was the first to claim land in North America?

A

Christopher Columbus

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2
Q

Which French explorer was able to map the St. Lawrence River in Canada and claim land for
France?

A

Jacques Cartier

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3
Q

Hernán Cortés was remembered for his fight against _____________________.

A

the Aztec Empire in Mexico.

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4
Q

Juan Ponce de León found the peninsula of Florida when looking for __________.

A

the fountain of youth.

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5
Q

Which food was a “New World” plant that was considered healthy?

A

Potatoe

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6
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Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.

A

cash crop

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7
Q

When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the
____________________.

A

New World

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8
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A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.

A

Archaeologist

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9
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A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the
sun and stars.

A

Astrolabe

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10
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What tool did European explorers use for figuring out which direction a ship was sailing?

A

Compass

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11
Q

What is a cash crop?

A

a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale

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12
Q

Which of the following would an archaeologist study?

A

sunken ships

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13
Q

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

A

sell it for money

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14
Q

Why was gold important to explorers?

A

Europeans measured wealth in gold and silver.

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15
Q

Why did explorers plant flags?

A

to claim land for their country

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16
Q

A compass works by Earth’s _________.

A

magnetic field.

17
Q

“New World” was a name given to the Americas by ________.

A

European explorers.

18
Q

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to _______.

A

Asia

19
Q

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

A

latitude and longitude

20
Q

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from _______.

A

Artifacts

21
Q

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, is called the ____________________.

A

East Indies

22
Q

A(n) ____________________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to
another.

A

contagious disease

23
Q

Many explorers sought out the ____________________, or a route across the northern part of the north America.

A

Northwest passage

24
Q

A(n) ____________________ is a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the
1500s.

A

Conquistador

25
Q

A community ruled by another country is called a(n) ____________________.

A

colony

26
Q

A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the
sun and stars.

A

astrolabe

27
Q

Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.

A

religious ceremonies and for medical purposes

28
Q

When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the
____________________.

A

New World

29
Q

A person who travels in search of new geographical information is called a(n)
____________________.

A

Explorer

30
Q

A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.

A

Archaeologist