TCI U1L4 Why Europeans came to America!

The period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which Europeans sought new routes to Asia and first colonized the Americas.

• Middle Ages

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Astrolabe

• Age of Discovery

The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America

• Europe

• Asia

• the Americas

• Astrolabes

An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars.

• astrolabe

• cash crop

• explorers

• compass

A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale.

• rice

• potatoes

• tomatoes

• cash crop

A person who travels in search of new geographical information.

• astrolaber

• explorer

• navigator

• soldier

Which of the following describes potatoes, beans, and squash?

• foods brought to the New World by Europeans

• foods first grown by people in Asia

• foods first grown by American Indians

• foods that caused diets to become more unhealthy

What was one reason why the Spanish sent explorers to the New World?

• to create more accurate maps of the land

• to carry gold and silver back to Spain

• to look for artifacts on sunken ships

• to find the cure for many different diseases

The magnetic needle on a compass always points

• north

• south

• east

• west

Why did sailors use astrolabes?

• to find out which direction a ship was heading

• to detect sunken objects under the water

• to show how distance on a map relates to actual distance

• to tell how far north or south a ship was from the equator

Who gave the name "New World" to the Americas?

• American colonists

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• scientists