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Ch 4 Vocab
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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History
5th Grade
12/02/2008

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New World

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The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere, including North and South America. 

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Age of Exploration

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A time in history when people from Europe traveled to faraway and unfamiliar places, such as Africa and the Americas, in order to learn about them and make maps of them.

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Explorers

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People who travel to new and unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures, and maps. 

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Archaeologist

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Scientists who study human artifacts to learn about past cultures.

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Artifacts

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Objects made by groups of humans, such as tools and clothes.  These objects help us understand the ways of life of the groups who made them. 

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Cash Crop

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A plant that is grown in large quantities for sale to other people.

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