Chapter 5 - Routes of Exploration to the New World

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, is called the....

• colony
• East Indies
• Northwest Passage
• conquistador

A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.

• contagious disease
• colony
• conquistador
• explorer

Many explorers sought out this route across the northern part of North America.

• East Indies
• Northwest Passage
• Mississippi River
• Florida

A  Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.

• merchant
• noble man
• conquistador 
• soldier

A community ruled by another country.

• settlement
• colony
• city
• suburb

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies

• to practice fighting wars 
• to study a different culture
• to send away their prisoners
• to get silks and spices

How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?

• It is ruled by another country
• It was started many years ago
• It is designed to be temporary
• It has a very simple way of life

Juan Ponce de León looked for

• the Seven Cities of Gold
• a shortcut to Asia
• a site for a mission
• the fountain of youth

Hernán Cortés fought against

• the Aztecs in Mexico
• the Seminoles in Florida
• the Incas in South America
• the Mayas in Central America.

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases

• They were forced to work as slaves in the mines
• They got tired of giving European settlers free food
• They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords
• They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly