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The Age of Exploration Chapter 4 Test Review

|Why did the Age of Exploration begin? |It began in the late 1400s. |

| |European countries wanted to find different trade routes to Asia.|

| |Portugal had taken over the sea route around Africa and the land |

| |route was dangerous. |

| |Religious conflicts between the Protestants and the Catholics |

| |made people want to move to a place where they can practice their|

| |religion freely and without violence. |

| |The King and Queen of Spain were Catholic. They wanted to |

| |spread Christianity around the world. |

|What do archaeologists do? |A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures. |

|Who named North and South America, “The New World”? |The European explorers that came to America called it The New |

| |World. It was not a new world to the Native Americans who lived |

| |here for thousands of years. |

|Why were flags planted on land by European explorers? |During the Age of Exploration European rulers wanted to spread |

| |their power to the New World. They paid explorers to sail to and |

| |claim new land. Once an explorer reached a new land, they planted|

| |a flag to claim, or take, the land for their country. |

|What could explorers do with a cash crop? |Tobacco and cotton were popular cash crops found in America. A |

| |cash crop is a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale. |

| |They couldn’t be eaten. Cash crops were grown to be sold back in |

| |Europe. |

|Explain how each of the items from the shipwreck scavenger hunt |

|relates to the Age of Exploration: |

|Potatoes |Many new world plants, such as corn, potatoes, and beans, provided new foods for |

| |Europe. |

|Tobacco |It became a valuable cash crop for colonies in the New World. |

|Bible |They used the Bible to help them spread the Christian religion. |

|Gold Coin |European countries wanted to build wealth. |

|Flag |Planting a flag on a new land claimed that land for their country and ruler. |

|Map |Maps showed the information they needed to know to cross the ocean. Ocean maps |

| |include such features as rocky shores and safe ports. Maps for navigation show |

| |where winds blow and ocean currents flow. |

|Compass & Astrolabe |These are both tools of navigation. The compass showed the direction their ship was|

| |heading using the earth’s magnetic field. To cross an ocean and arrive at their |

| |destination, sailors needed a way to find their location and stay on course. The |

| |astrolabe helped them to measure their ship’s latitude and navigate by day or |

| |night. |

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