Unit 2 study guide

Question 1

Who was the first to claim land in North America?

Answer 1

Christopher Columbus

Question 2

Which French explorer was able to map the St. Lawrence River in Canada and claim land for
France?

Answer 2

Jacques Cartier

Question 3

Hernán Cortés was remembered for his fight against _____________________.

Answer 3

The Aztec Empire in Mexico.

Question 4

Juan Ponce de León found the peninsula of Florida when looking for __________.

Answer 4

The fountain of youth.

Question 5

Which food was a “New World” plant that was considered healthy?

Answer 5

Potatoe

Question 6

Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.

Answer 6

Cash crop

Question 7

When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the

Answer 7

New world

Question 8

A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.

Answer 8

Archaeologist

Question 9

A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the

Answer 9

Astrolabe

Question 10

What tool did European explorers use for figuring out which direction a ship was sailing?

Answer 10

Compass

Question 11

What is a cash crop?

Answer 11

A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale

Question 12

Which of the following would an archaeologist study?

Answer 12

Sunken ships

Question 13

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

Answer 13

Sell it for money

Question 14

Why was gold important to explorers?

Answer 14

Europeans measured wealth in gold and silver.

Question 15

Why did explorers plant flags?

Answer 15

To claim land for their country

Question 16

16. A compass works by Earth’s _________.

Answer 16

Magnetic field.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

European explorers.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

asia

Question 19

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

Answer 19

latitude and longitude

Question 20

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from _______.

Answer 20

Artifacts

Question 21

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, is called the ____________________.

Answer 21

East indies

Question 22

12. A(n) ____________________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to
    another.

Answer 22

Contagious disease

Question 23

Many explorers sought out the ____________________, or a route across the northern part
of North America.

Answer 23

North west passage

Question 24

A(n) ____________________ is a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the
1500s.

Answer 24

Conquistador

Question 25

15. A community ruled by another country is called a(n) ____________________.

Answer 25

Colony

Question 26

A(n) ____________________ is an early scientific tool used to observe the position of the
sun and stars.

Answer 26

astrolabe

Question 27

Tobacco was one type of valuable ____________________ that could be sold.

Answer 27

Religious ceremonies and for medical purposes

Question 28

When Europeans discovered the Americas, they named this place the ____________.

Answer 28

New world

Question 29

A person who travels in search of new geographical information is called a(n)
____________________.

Answer 29

Explorer

Question 30

A(n) ____________________ is a scientist who studies artifacts.

Answer 30

Archaeologist