Module 2 Lesson 3 and 4 RC

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 

• country
• city
• continent
• state

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 

• Indian
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Artic

To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 

• Indian
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Artic

What was important about Vasco Nunez de Balboa's travel to America?

• He was the first European to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
• He started the Columbian Exchange.
• He was the first European to reach the Rocky Mountains.
• He was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the following were Spanish conquistadors Fransico Pizarro and Hernan Cortes NOT looking for in the New World?

• wealth
• gold
• fame
• fair trade

What is the Spanish word for conqueror?

• technology
• conquistador
• settlement
• circumnavigate

I was looking for the Fountain of Youth in 1593. I never found it, but did discover present day Florida for Spain. 

• Henry Hudson
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Juan Ponce de Leon

I was looking for the Northwest Passage in 1534. On my journey, I sailed down the Saint Lawrence River. 

• Henry Hudson
• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus

Explorers were able to conquer the natives of the New World because they had better

• housing

• weapons

• technology