Age of Contact Review

This French Explorer was the first to map the Texas Coast in 1519

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Coronado

This Spanish Explorer searched for Cibola - 7 Cities of Gold

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Coronado

This Spanish Conqueror defeated the Aztec Empire in present day Mexico

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Coronado

This Spanish Explorer shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay, Texas and lived as a slave with the Natives and also wrote a journal about his experiences

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Coronado

Spanish Christians fought the Moors for over

• 7 years

• 950 years

• 40 years

• 700 years

What are the 3 main reasons for exploration

• Trade, Religion, and Curiosity
• Gold, Silver, and Bronze
• God, Gold, Glory

• Gold, Silver, Copper

In what year was Christoper Columbus searching for a shortcut to Asia

• 1429

• 1294

• 1492

• 1924

This French Explorer was looking for what River?

• Mississippi River
• Amazon River
• Nile River
• Yangtze River

set up Fort St Louis after shipwrecking in Texas

• Alonso de Pineda

• Robert LaSalle

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

What were the 3 main countries involved in Exploration during the Age of Contact?

• Spain, Portugal, England
• Spain, England, France

• Spain, Portugal, Italy
• Spain, Portugal, Germany