European Exploration

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 the winter

Which foods came from America?

• wheat and rice

• apples and pears

• lettuce and cabbage

• potatoes and squash

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• To visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths

Why did explorers plant flags?

• to teach Christianity

• to help American Indians

• to find their way back again

• to claim land for their country

A compass works by Earth's

• large oceans

• magnetic fields

• spinning on its axis

• orbit around the sun

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from:

• artifacts

• books

• interviews

• videos

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

• spice traders

• shipbuilders

• American Indians

• European Explorers

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

• direction

• latitude

• speed

• time

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Europe