Exploration & Discovery Vocabulary Quiz #1

Who was one of the last Inca emperors captured and executed by the Spanish in 1533?

• Hernán Cortés

• Atahualpa

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

What is the study of stars, planets, and space called?

• Colonization

• Navigation

• Mercantilism

• Astronomy

What is the reason why something happens known as?

• Legacy

• Empire

• Cause

• Consequence

Who was the Italian explorer who explored the Americas for Spain?

• James Cook

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

What is the art of making maps called?

• Frontier

• Astrolabe

• Cartography

• Navigation

What is the imaginary line that runs east and west and measures a location north or south of the Equator?

• Cause

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Legacy

Who was the Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Zheng He

• Vasco da Gama

What is the forced transportation of enslaved African people to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries known as?

• Missionary

• Atlantic Slave Trade

• Conquest

• Colonization

What is the valuable metals like gold and silver called?

• Artifacts

• Resources

• Spices

• Precious Metals

Who was the Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to India?

• Ibn Battuta

• James Cook

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama