Age of Exploration

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

Astrolabes measure the

• direction the ship was traveling

• latitude of the ship

• speed of the ship

• time of day

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 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

What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?

• to build wealth

• to conquer the Indians

• to colonize France

• to find potatoes

Which foods came from America?

• wheat and rice

• apples and pears

• lettuce and cabbage

• potatoes and squash

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?

• to practice fighting wars

• to study a different culture

• to send away their prisoners

• to get silks and spices

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

• spice traders

• shipbuilders

• American Indians

• European explorers

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• to visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths