European Age of Exploration

What do underwater archaeologists study?

Why was the compass important for explorers?

What did flags symbolize for explorers?

What tool did European explorers use to find their position at sea?

How do divers mark off the site to note the exact location of an artifact?

Where are artifacts taken after they are measured?

Which of these fruits was introduced to Europe from the Americas?

What was the biggest challenge without a compass?

What did Catholic rulers send to other lands as part of their mission?

In which region did Christianity begin?

What did many maps of the Americas still have after Columbus's trip?

What crop became a valuable cash crop for European settlers in the New World?

What is an astrolabe made of?

Why did Spain want more gold and silver in the late 1400s?

What tool is used by archaeologists to find objects deep in the ocean?

What was one of the most valuable things explorers found in the New World?

What did the Spanish force native peoples to do?

What did explorers plant in the ground to claim new lands?

What tool did European explorers use to figure out direction?

What kinds of drawings were often included on maps during this time?

What did the Spanish do with the gold and silver ore from the mines?

Which vegetable was first grown in the New World?

Which type of food did Native Americans grow and prepare in different ways?

What did navigational charts show?

What do maps show?

What did American Indians do with tobacco?

What was the main goal of explorers who sailed for Spain in the late 1400s?

What religion did European explorers spread during the Age of Exploration?

What did Spanish explorers often fly on their ships to show ownership of new lands?

What is cacao used to make?

What two directions can be found using a compass when facing north?

Which rulers paid for explorers’ ships and crews during the Age of Exploration?

In the late 1400s, what were Europeans looking for when they sailed across the Atlantic?

What did explorers use to find their position at sea?

What did explorers use to figure out direction during the Age of Exploration?

Which types of artifacts are usually the most intact?

What was the purpose of finding new trade routes during the Age of Exploration?

What do archaeologists study from sunken ships?

What did European rulers want to spread to the New World?

What did colonists buy with the money earned from tobacco sales?

What does the compass needle always point toward?

What star did explorers use to guide them with the astrolabe?

What was one of the most valuable things explorers found and brought back from the Americas?

What did colonists do with their tobacco crops?

Who gave mapmakers new information to improve their maps?

How did European explorers consume tobacco?

What crop became a valuable cash crop for European settlers?

How many parts does the Bible have?

What religion did European explorers bring with them to the New World?

In which centuries did Europeans cross the Atlantic for new trade routes?

What did ships carry back to Spain?

What precious metals were explorers looking for in the New World?

What letter did Spanish flags often have for Queen Ysabel?

What two precious metals did explorers bring back to Europe from the New World?

What did many explorers carry with them on their journey?