Ch. 4: How and why Europeans Came to the New World

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

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Europe

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

• direction

• latitude

• speed

• time

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

• spice traders

• shipbuilders

• American Indians

• European explorers

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from

• artifacts

• books

• interviews

• videos

A compass works by Earth's

• large oceans

• magnetic field

• spinning on its axis

• orbit around the sun

Why did explorers plant flags?

• to teach Christiananity

• to help American Indians

• to find their way back again

• to claim land for their country

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• to visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths

Which foods came from America?

• wheat and rice

• apples and pears

• lettuce and cabbage

• potatoes and squash

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

• sell it for money

• feed it to animals

• eat it as soon as possible

• freeze it to store for winter

Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?

• England

• France

• Italy

• Spain