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Where was the Tobacco plant found?
a) Europe
b) America's
c) Asia
d) South America
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
Which foods came to America?
a) potatoes and squash
b) lettuce and cabbage
c) wheat and rice
d) apples and pears
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.
“New World” was a name given to the Americas by
a) spicetraders
b) shipbuilders
c) American Indians
d) European Colonizers
Sailors used astrolabes to tell
a) longitude
b) latitude
c) temperature
d) speed
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) America
d) Europe
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
a) books
b) artifacts
c) interviews
d) videos
Where did maps originate from?
a) America's
b) Europe
c) Asia
d) South America
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