Explorers Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a person who travels to unknown places?

• Conquistador

• Explorer

• Guide

• Missionary

Who were the Spanish conquerors claiming lands for their country?

• Explorers

• Guides

• Conquistadors

• Colonists

What were conquerors hoping to achieve, which is also a term for recognition?

• Gold

• Glory

• Guide

• Colony

What expensive metal were explorers in search of?

• Silver

• Iron

• Gold

• Copper

What is the term for a person looking to win more land for their country?

• Explorer

• Conqueror

• Guide

• Missionary

What is a new settlement in a new place called?

• Colony

• Presidio

• Mission

• Guide

What is a military fort set up by the Spanish called?

• Mission

• Colony

• Presidio

• Guide

What is a settlement set up to spread Christianity called?

• Colony

• Presidio

• Mission

• Guide

Who is a person that shows a group the way?

• Explorer

• Conqueror

• Guide

• Missionary

What term describes a person of mixed ancestry, especially Native American and Spanish?

• Conquistador

• Mestizo

• Explorer

• Guide