Exploration and Conquest Quiz

Exploration and Conquest Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Exploration and Conquest Quiz

Exploration and Conquest Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Fabiola Jerez

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Columbus looking for when he sailed from Spain in 1492?

the Americas

a new route to India

the Aztec empire

new fishing grounds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spain provided _____ to Columbus for his voyage.

funds

fuel

five ships

soldiers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought riches and power for himself and wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of the Americas was called a _____.

commando

conquistador

missionary

settler

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spanish priests and nuns began religious settlements called ______ in New Spain.

chapels

synagogues

missions

mosques

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A _____ is an official who rules in the name of the king or queen.

missionary

conquistador

viceroy

regent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Guided by the Turk, Coronado set out to find Quivira, which was located _____.

in Palo Duro Canyon

on the Great Plains

in New Mexico

in East Texas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An expedition led by _____ became the first group of Europeans to reach the Mississippi.

Luis de Moscoso

Juan de Oñate

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

Hernando de Soto

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