The period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which Europeans sought new routes to Asia and first colonized the Americas.
TCI U1L4 Why Europeans came to America!

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Middle Ages
Age of Exploration
Age of Astrolabe
Age of Discovery
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America
Europe
Asia
the Americas
Astrolabes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars.
astrolabe
cash crop
explorers
compass
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale.
rice
potatoes
tomatoes
cash crop
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person who travels in search of new geographical information.
astrolaber
explorer
navigator
soldier
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes potatoes, beans, and squash?
foods brought to the New World by Europeans
foods first grown by people in Asia
foods first grown by American Indians
foods that caused diets to become more unhealthy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one reason why the Spanish sent explorers to the New World?
to create more accurate maps of the land
to carry gold and silver back to Spain
to look for artifacts on sunken ships
to find the cure for many different diseases
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