NEW WORDS: Use the vocabulary worksheet in your notes to complete the questions below.
1) Even though Native Americans had lived there for thousands of years, Europeans called the Americas the __________________ _________________.
2) The period in the 1500's when Europeans started searching for lands they did not know is called the __________ ______ ______________.
3) _____________________ were brave men who sailed small ships across large oceans in search of new lands.
True or False: Write whether the statement is True or False
4) ____________ Europeans were motivated to explore new lands because they wanted to convert local people to Christianity or claim new land for their country.
5) ____________ Explorers were able to reach and explore new lands because of improved navigation tools.
6) ____________ Explorers generally did not bring anything of value back from the new lands they found.
Describe each artifact below using 1-2 sentences:
#'s 7-14
Last Task:
#'s 15-17
Select 3 artifacts. Draw each one, label the artifact, and then write two sentences.
sentence 1: Why was artifact important?
sentence 2: Explain the purpose of artifact: was it European Motivation, A new technology, or a product they wanted from the New World.