How And Why Europeans Came To The New World Question Preview (ID: 57890)


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To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
a) books
b) artifacts
c) interviews
d) videos

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) America
d) Europe

Sailors used astrolabes to tell
a) longitude
b) latitude
c) temperature
d) speed

“New World” was a name given to the Americas by
a) spicetraders
b) shipbuilders
c) American Indians
d) European Colonizers

A compass works by
a) Earth's oceans
b) The atmosphere
c) orbit around the sun
d) magnetic field

If an explorer knew what direction was north he could
a) create a map of the unexplored land
b) find the other cardinal directions
c) would know where the nearest land was
d) would be able to find the next continent

Why did colonizers plant flags?
a) To mark where they planted food
b) to retrace their steps
c) to claim land as their own
d) to help American Indians

Why was gold important to colonizers
a) Europeans used gold in their food
b) Europeans measured wealth in silver and gold
c) Europeans used gold to repair their goods
d) Europeans made weapons out of gold

What religious goal inspired many Euopean colonizers
a) to visit holy sites
b) to live in poverty
c) to spread their beliefs
d) to learn about other faiths.

Which foods came to America?
a) potatoes and squash
b) lettuce and cabbage
c) wheat and rice
d) apples and pears

What do farmers do with a cash crop?
a) sell it for money
b) feed it to the animals
c) eat it as soon as possible
d) freeze it to store for the winter

Tobacco was one type of valuable ____that could be sold
a) tree
b) item
c) cash crop
d) equipment

After Martin Luther introduced his ideas to reform the church, Europe had many wars between
a) sailors and explorers
b) Protestants and Catholics
c) traders and farmers
d) Jews and Muslims

Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?
a) Spain
b) England
c) France
d) Germany

Where was the Tobacco plant found?
a) Europe
b) America's
c) Asia
d) South America

Where did maps originate from?
a) America's
b) Europe
c) Asia
d) South America

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