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What is a scientist that studies artifacts called?

An archaeologist

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What is a person that travels to find new geographical information called?

An explorer

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What did Europeans call Southeast Asia during the Age of Exploration?

The East Indies

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What did Europeans name the Americas?

the New World

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What is a cash crop?

A cash crop is a plant that is grown in large amounts and is sold

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What is the name of a community that is governed by another country?

A colony

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A Spanish explorer that came to the Americas during the 1500s is called a __________?

Conquistador

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Many Europeans were looking for a route across the Northern part of North America. What was this route called?

The Northwest Passage

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During the Age of Exploration, explorers were looking for new trade routes to what continent?

Asia

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Which group of people named the Americas the New World?

European Colonizers

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Gold was important to European colonizers. Why?

Europeans created wealth using gold and silver

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During the Age of Exploration, what religious goal did many Europeans have in common?

To share their beliefs with others

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Why did Spanish rulers want a faster, shorter trade route to Asia?

To get goods like silks and spices

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What caused the most Native Americans deaths in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?

contagious diseases

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What do scientists study to learn about the past?

artifacts

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What was the purpose of planting a flag in a new country?

To claim land for a country

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