My World Ch. 2, L. 2

Which explorer traveled the farthest?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernán Cortés

A person who gives money to support another person or cause.

• colony

• conquistador

• patron

• empire

When Columbus took off on his voyage, he was trying to find a new route to this continent...

• North America

• Europe

• South America

• Asia

How did Magellan’s voyage compare to Columbus’s?

• The explorers had the same results and achieved the same success.

• Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean while Columbus reached India.

• Magellan made multiple trips while Columbus made one.

• The explorers had similar goals and sailed in the same direction.

A group of nations or peoples rules by a single group or leader

• empire

• conquistador

• expedition

• patrons

How did New Spain compare to Spain?

• New Spain had smaller American Indian populations.

• New Spain had a system of sharing power with American Indians.

• New Spain had more territory.

• New Spain had rulers willing to pay for expeditions.

Moctezuma thought which of the following explorers was a god?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Coronodo

This explorer's ship was the first to sail completely around the world after his death.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

Read this quotation.

“We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.”

—Hernán Cortés

Which historical conclusion is supported by this quotation?

• European conquistadors were willing to spread sickness to get gold.

• European conquistadors had many patrons who provided money.

• European conquistadors were mainly motivated by wealth.

• European conquistadors felt wealth took them away from God.

Explorers often had to convince their patrons to finance their expeditions. Which argument in the spirit of the Reconquista would have been most likely to convince the rulers of Spain to pay for further exploration?

• The people of these new lands will learn to practice our religion, and you will help spread Catholicism.

• You can found settlements where people can more freely challenge the authority of the Catholic Church.

• You can remove and relocate the people you have conquered in Spain to these new lands.

• The people of these new lands have rich cultures that will please your citizens at home.