Exploring the Americas

Exploring the Americas

8th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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Exploring the Americas

Exploring the Americas

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History, Social Studies

8th - 10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The boat used by most explorers during the 1500s was called a

yacht

schooner

caravel

steam boat

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

to find a more direct water route to Asia
to set up colonies
to spread the Catholic religion
to stay home

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Columbus was the first European to sail to the Americas.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire in 1521?

Hernán Cortés

Christopher Columbus

Francisco Pizarro

Bartolomeu Dias

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Coronado travel from Mexico to present-day Kansas?

to map the Colorado River

to learn Spanish

because he liked to travel

to find the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Country sponsored Columbus?

Italy

Spain

Portugal

England

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Spanish Conquistadors easily defeat native civilizations?

They formed alliances with other countries in order to defeat them.

The rulers of these civilizations were bribed and betrayed their people.

They had guns, horses and diseases.

They knew all their secrets from spying on them.

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