Unit 1-Exploration Study Guide

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs and made Spain very wealthy?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which conquistador was the first to see the Pacific Ocean and claim it for Spain?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which conquistador was led an expedition through Florida looking for the mythical fountain of youth?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

One of the first crops that Native Americans grew was

• wheat

• squash

• beans

• maize

After Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, many countries sought to establish colonies throughout the world. What is a colony?

• A piece of land that is controlled by a larger country that is far away

• An area of land that has its own government and its own culture

• A piece of land that is controlled by the country directly beside it

• A colony is something that was taken away from Native Americans

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Europeans were able to so easily defeat the American natives?

• They brought diseases which the natives were not immune to

• Many natives thought the Europeans were god-like, so they cooperated and did as they were told

• The superior weaponry of the Europeans were of no match to the natives

• The American natives were not trained fighters, thereby making them easy to defeat

Researchers believe that people arrived in America

• between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago.

• between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago.

• between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago.

• between 80,000 and 100,000 years ago.

Life for the Sioux and others on the Great Plains changed dramatically after they began to

• grow crops

• hunt buffalo

• tame horses

• fish

Which country financed Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic in 1492?

• Portugal

• England

• Italy

• Spain