How and Why Explorers Came to the New World

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

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Europe

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

• artifacts

• books

• interviews

• videos

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

• spice traders.

• shipbuilders.

• American Indians.

• European explorers.

Astrolabes measure the

• direction the ship was traveling.

• latitude of the ship.

• speed of the ship.

• time of day.

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 Christianity

• 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 and store it for winter

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

• England

• France

• Italy

• Spain