Cabot, Cortes and Cartier

1. What is Hernan Cortes most known for?

• Exploring the South Pacific

• Starting the European exploration of America

• Conquering the Aztec Empire

• First to circumnavigate the globe

2. What was the name of the Aztec emperor when Cortes arrived in Mexico?

• Tizoc

• Montezuma

• Acamapichtli

• Aztec

3. What was the name of the Aztec capital city that Cortes conquered?

• Tenochtitlan

• Canada

• Spain

• Cuba

4. What name did Cortes give the capital city of the Aztecs after he took control?

• Mexico City

• San Salvador

• Corteso

• Puebla

5. What position did Cortes receive after he conquered the Aztecs?

• Captain in the army

• King of the Aztecs

• Governor of New Spain

• Mayor of Juarez

6. What did Cortes from the the Aztecs?

• diamonds

• land

• spices

• Gold

7. Where was John Cabot born?

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal

• England

8. Cabot's real name was _____________

• Don Giovani

• Giovani Caboto

• Joe Caboto

• John Giovani

9. Who sponsored John Cabot's exploration?

• King of England

• King of Italy

• King of Spain

• King of Portugal

Cabot named the place he found as _________

• New Finland

• Mexico

• Finland

• New Foundland