Exploration and Colonization Quiz

When did Christopher Columbus arrive in the new world?

• 1485

• 1500

• 1492

• 1510

What three ships did Columbus bring to the new world?

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Mayflower, Santa Maria, Pinta

• Nina, Mayflower, Santa Maria

• Pinta, Nina, Discovery

What did Columbus name the island he claimed for Spain?

• Puerto Rico

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

• San Salvadore

What is a colony?

• An area controlled by another country

• A large city

• A type of ship

• A form of government

What year did Hernando Cortes arrive on the shores of Mexico?

• 1500

• 1519

• 1525

• 1492

What is a conquistador?

• A Spanish conqueror

• A type of ship

• A native leader

• A religious figure

Who were the first Europeans in the Americas?

• The Chinese

• The Spanish

• The French

• The English

What empire did Cortes conquer?

• The Roman Empire

• The Inca Empire

• The Mayan Empire

• The Aztec Empire

Who was the emperor of the empire that Cortes conquered?

• Montezuma I

• Atahualpa

• Pachacuti

• Montezuma II

List four diseases that killed the Native Americans after Cortes and his men arrived.

• Smallpox, measles, influenza, typhus

• Malaria, cholera, dengue, yellow fever

• Tuberculosis, polio, chickenpox, mumps

• Rabies, tetanus, anthrax, plague