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5th SS TCI Ch 4
Ch 4 How and Why Europeans Came to the New World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archaeologist | A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures. |
| New World | The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas. |
| Age of Exploration | The period of time, beginning in the late 1400s, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas. |
| explorer | A person who travels in search of new geographical information. |
| astrolabe | An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars. |
| the Americas | The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America. |
| cash crop | A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale. |