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4th Gr Social Studies Two Worlds Meet

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  • A colony is group of people who live together and are controlled by a country far away. Which European country made the first permanent colony?
    England
    Spain
    Holland
    France
  • During this time, beavers, foxes, otters and bears were important for their
    fur
    teeth
  • The astronomers Copernicus and Galileo believed that
    the earth went around the sun
    the sun went around the earth
  • What disease did the settlers bring with them to the New World that killed so many Native Americans?
    covid-19
    smallpox
  • Explorers were men who went on voyages or traveled to new places across the ocean. What are some reasons they went on these voyages?
    to learn about other people in new places.
    to find land, trade with people and spread religion.
  • Another reason why explorers went on voyages was to
    learn more about the ocean
    find a shorter way to get to Asia from Europe to trade.
  • The Lenape Indians lived in the area that was called the New Netherlands. Which group of people claimed this land?
    The Dutch
    The English
  • What were the two largest religions in Europe in the 1500's?
    Catholics and Protestants
    Judaism and Islam
  • In the 1500's the astronomers Copernicus and Galileo also discovered that
    the earth is round
    the earth is flat
  • Why did Europeans call the place where Columbus landed the New World?
    Because it was new to Europeans
    Because the Taino Indians lived there.