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Who was the first to claim land in North America?
Christopher Columbus
Which French explorer was able to map the St. Lawrence River in Canada and claim land for
France?
Jacques Cartier
Hernán Cortés was remembered for his fight against _____________________.
the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
Juan Ponce de León found the peninsula of Florida when looking for __________.
the fountain of youth.
Which food was a “New World” plant that was considered healthy?
Potatoe
Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.
cash crop
When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the
____________________.
New World
A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.
Archaeologist
A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the
sun and stars.
Astrolabe
What tool did European explorers use for figuring out which direction a ship was sailing?
Compass
What is a cash crop?
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
Which of the following would an archaeologist study?
sunken ships
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
sell it for money
Why was gold important to explorers?
Europeans measured wealth in gold and silver.
Why did explorers plant flags?
to claim land for their country
A compass works by Earth’s _________.
magnetic field.
“New World” was a name given to the Americas by ________.
European explorers.
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to _______.
Asia
Sailors used astrolabes to tell
latitude and longitude
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from _______.
Artifacts
Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, is called the ____________________.
East Indies
A(n) ____________________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to
another.
contagious disease
Many explorers sought out the ____________________, or a route across the northern part of the north America.
Northwest passage
A(n) ____________________ is a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the
1500s.
Conquistador
A community ruled by another country is called a(n) ____________________.
colony
A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the
sun and stars.
astrolabe
Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.
religious ceremonies and for medical purposes
When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the
____________________.
New World
A person who travels in search of new geographical information is called a(n)
____________________.
Explorer
A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.
Archaeologist
