Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World

A person who travels in search of new geographical information is called a(n) ____________________.

• artifact

• New World

• explorer

• Spaniard

A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.

• explorer

• European

• astrolabe

• archaeologist

When European explorers discovered the Americas, they named this place the __________________ ________________

• United States

• New World

• Disney World

• North America

The Americas were made up of:

(Check all that apply)

• Central America

• North America

• Asia

• South America

• Antarctica

Sailors used astrolabes to tell ______________.

• time

• latitude

• direction

To claim land for their country, explorers planted _____________.

• flowers

• trees

• flags

• vegetables

What is a cash crop?

• a crop that is used as money

• a crop that only grew in European countries

• a crop that is grown in large amounts to sell

• a crop that is used to buy gold

Why did Catholic rulers in Europe send priests to other lands?

• to convert/change people to the Catholic Church

• to make sure explorers attended church

• to protect Bibles carried by explorers

• to learn new religions from American Indians

A compass has a magnetic needle.

The needle's point is attracted to the powerful magnetic field that lines up close to the North Pole.

Therefore, a compass needle always points _______________.

• South

• North

• West

• East

Which of the following are new crops that came from the Americas:

(Hint: there are 3)

• corn (maize)

• pineapple

• rice

• potatoes

• broccoli