ELD Unit 2 - Columbus and the Conquistadors

What group did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Olmecs

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gamma

Who discovered the Mississippi River?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gamma

An Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and landed in the Caribbean islands when looking for a route to Asia.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando Desoto

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco De Gamma

First explorer to sail around the world

• Vasco De Nunez Balboa

• Hernando Desoto

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was a conquistador who sailed to Mexico with many soldiers?

• Hernando Cortes

• Hernando Desoto

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

America is named after him.

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vaspucci

• Magellan

• John Cabot

The three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed on are the _______.

• Pinto bean, Santa Mariachi Band, Mansa

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Marian, Santa Clause, Poncho

• Nina, Pinta, Sonto marina

Columbus sailed for

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• England

Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?

• to find his lost dog

• to find new lands

• to find the Northwest passage

• to find a faster route to Asia