Unit 2: Age of Contact

What is the name for the term that describes the Era when the Spanish government took back their lands from the African Moors (over a period of hundreds of years) ?

• Conquerica

• E Pluribus Unum

• Renaissance

• Reconquista

In 1492, an explorer set sail across the large Atlantic Ocean.  His goal was to find a shortcut to Asia by heading west across the large body of water.  Which explorer does this describe?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan De Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

What are the 3 G's that are the reasons for the Europeans exploration of the "New World" (North & South America). Put a space in between each word and capitalize the first letter

(a)  

What native American Empire did Hernan Cortes conquer, building Mexico City over their capital?

• Caddo

• Comanche

• Aztecs

• Pueblo

What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Gulf of Mexico?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1528

• 1538

This explorer was shipwrecked and stranded in Texas for many years becoming a Shaman (medicine man) among the Indians before making his way home

• Pineda

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Cabeza De Vaca

Francisco Coronado spent many years looking for this legendary place full of Gold and Silver.

• Atlantis

• Cibola

• Technoctitlan

• Seville

After searching what is now the American southwest for gold and silver for many years Coronado described the land north of Mexico as:

• Good for Farming and rich in soil

• Good for fishing

• Rich in Timber for forestry

• Good for mining and natural minerals

Which European country established a profitable fur trade in North America?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Germany

• France

What is the name of the river French explorer La Salle sailed down claiming the area around the river calling it Louisiana after his native king Louis XIV?

• Missouri River

• Rio Grande River

• Red River

• Mississippi River