Early Exploration

Which of the following were an effect of the Missions on Indigenous people

• Their cultures were eventually replaced by Spanish culture 
• They began to build roads and help the Spanish survive the winter.
• They all moved to Spain 
• They were able to fuse together particles to make an atom

The ___________________ were the "great unknown" for people of Europe in the 1400s.

• forests

• rivers

• planets

• oceans

What is navigation?

• the science of measuring and counting the stars

• the science of determining a ship's location and direction of travel

• a map of the world for sailors and merchants

• a trade of goods from China to Western Asia

Which country paid for Columbus's journey in 1492

• Italy

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Conquistadors are ________________.

• Spanish missionaries

• Spanish conquerors

• Italian sailors

• Taino explorerers

What did Spain hope Christopher Columbus would bring back?

• Gold

• Spices

• Converting people to Christianity

• All answers provided

How many voyages did Columbus make for Spain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following was not an explorer during this time?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Jack Sparrow

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Exploration began with a trade route to what continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarticia

Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando Cortés

• Christopher Columbus