TCI European Explorers Lesson # 4

What word did the European Explorers call the Americas when they discovered it?

Who was looking for a shorter passage to Asia, so he could trade and discovered a "New World"?

Name one item that did not come from the Americas.

What religion was spread by the Spanish explorers to the New World?

What are the objects called that archaeologists study from the past that help them understand a culture better?

A scientist who studies human history, including artifacts.

What is a cash crop grown in the Americas and sold in Europe?

Name one item that did not come from Europe.

A crop sold entirely for profit is called a ______________.

What is an astronomical instrument to take the altitude or height of the sun and the stars. Used to help tell direction?

Name a negative effect on the New World as a result of European explorers claiming land.

How did Europeans measure wealth?

Besides disease, what other negative effect did the European explorers have on the New World?

Choose the best answer. Why do sailors use astrolabes?

A person who investigates unknown regions or lands to claim them for themselves or a country.

As a result of the Spanish digging mines in Mexico and South America, what was a major negative effect?

What has a magnetic needle that points towards the North Pole because of the magnetic field?

Flags were used by explorers to claim land for countries. What symbol was placed on the flag?