TCI Lesson 5 Age of Exploration

A community ruled by another country is called a (an) __________________.

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• Northwest passage

A (an) ___________________________ is a Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Many explorers sought out (looked for) the _______________, or a route across the northern part of North America.

• colony

• Northwest passage

• contagious disease

• East Indies

A (an) _____________ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, was called the ___________________ by Europeans.

• colony

• conquistador

• contagious disease

• East Indies

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?

• to practice fighting wars

• to study a different culture

• to send away their prisoners

• to get skills and spices

How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?

• It is ruled by another country.

• It was started many years ago.

• It is designed to be temporary.

• It has a very simple way of life.

Juan Ponce de Leon looked for...

• the Seven Cities of Gold.

• a shortcut to Asia.

• a site for a mission.

• the fountain of youth.

Hernan Cortes fought against...

• the Aztecs in Mexico.

• the Seminoles in Florida.

• the Incas in south America.

• the Mayas in Central America.

Why did many Native Americans die from contagious diseases?

• They were enslaved and forced to work in mines.

• They got tired of giving European colonizers free food.

• They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.

• They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.