Social Studies Review for Ch. 4&5

Archaeologists study the past when they examine

• books

• interviews

• videos

• artifacts

When the explorers started looking for new trade routes to Asia, this ushered in the

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Sailing

• Northwest Passage

European explorers called the new land they discovered the ...

• New Americas

• New Kingdom

• Forgotten World

• New World

Explorers planted flags in the New World to...

• claim land for their country.

• start growing cash crops.

• start new colonies so they had places for people to go.

• warn the natives off their land.

Some explorers took risks and traveled great distances because they wanted to have adventures and get rich while others wanted to...

• visit holy sites.

• live in poverty.

• spread their religious beliefs.

• learn about the beliefs of the natives.

Explorers wanted to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them...

• to the North Pole.

• to the Mississippi River.

• through the Rocky Mountains to California.

• through North America to Asia.

Why did so many rulers want a shorter route to the East Indies?

• So they could practice fighting wars.

• So they could learn about different cultures.

• So they could start new wars and take over their land.

• So they could trade for silk and spices.

How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?

• A colony is ruled by another country, not itself.

• A colony is started by historical heroes.

• A colony is designed to be temporary and have people leave it.

• A colony has to have a simple way of life with few stores.

Which explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortex

• John Cartier

• Henry Hudson

Which explorer fought against the Aztecs and won?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• John Cartier

• Henry Hudson