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History Alive, Grade 5, Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere including North and South America. The Americas were a new world for the Europeans, but not for native people who already lived there.

Age of exploration

A time in history when people from Europe travel to faraway and unfamiliar places such as Africa and the Americas in order to learn about them and make maps about them. The age of exploration began in the late 1400s and through the 1500s

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

Scientist who study human artifacts to learn about past cultures.

Rock or earth from which metal can be taken.