Studies Weekly Week 4 Colonization and Exploration

The Renaissance was a _____________ of learning, science, art, and exploration after the Dark Ages.

• rebirth

• stopping

• end

• time of ignoring

Christopher Columbus was trying to find

• a new route to China and India

• gold

• silver

• Africa

Which civilization did Hernando Cortes conquer?

• The Plains Indians

• The Incas

• The Mayas

• The Aztecs

Which civilization did Francisco Pizzaro conquer?

• The Eastern Woodland Indians

• The Mayas

• The Incas

• The Aztecs

What is a conquistador?

• a Spanish priest

• a Spanish teacher

• a Spanish soldier

• a French soldier

The American Indians practiced ____________________ farming.

• terrace

• slash and burn

• commercial

• subsistence

Hernando de Soto found the ________________________.

• Mississippi River

• Nile River

• Ohio River

• Rio Grande River

Which European country was the first to colonize the New World?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Where did European explorers try to begin colonize the New World?

• North America only

• South America only

• Africa

• North and South America

Which item WAS NOT a goal of the European explorers?

• get more land and resources

• to convert the Native Americans to Christianity

• to find freedom

• to start colony