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How and Why Europeans Came to the New World

Authored by Blake Freeland

Social Studies

5th Grade

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How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from

artifacts.

books.

interviews.

videos.

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

direction.

latitude.

speed.

time.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Africa.

America.

Asia.

Europe.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

spice traders.

shipbuilders.

American Indians.

European colonizers.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A compass works by Earth’s

large oceans.

magnetic field.

spinning on its axis.

orbit around the sun.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did colonizers plant flags?

to teach Christianity

to help American Indians

to find their way back again

to claim land for their country

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