Lesson 4 How & Why Europeans Came to the New World

A scientist who studies artifacts is called a(n) _______.

• Archaeologist

• New World

• Explorer

• Cash crop

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

• Explorer

• Archaeologist

• Cash crop

• Astrolabe

When Europeans encountered the Americas, they named this place the _______.

• Astrolabe

• Cash crop

• Explorer

• New World

An early scientific tool used to observe the position of the sun and stars is called a(n) _______.

• Explorer

• Cash crop

• Astrolabe

• Archaeologist

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from

• artifacts.

• books.

• interviews.

• videos.

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.

“New World” was a name given to the Americas by

• spice traders.

• shipbuilders.

• American Indians.

• European colonizers.

If an explorer knew what direction was north, he

• could create a map of unexplored land.

• could find the other cardinal directions.

• would know how fast his ship was moving.

• would know how far away from land he was.

Why did colonizers plant flags?

• to teach Christianity

• to help American Indians

• to find their way back again

• to claim land for their country