Hero or Villain? Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "explorer"?

• A person who investigates unknown regions

• A person who stays at home

• A person who writes books

• A person who teaches

Which term describes a path used for trading goods?

• Trade route

• Mutiny

• Old World

• New World

Which continents are part of the "New World"?

• North and South America

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Australia

• Asia and Africa

Who is a "conquistador"?

• A type of bird

• A Spanish conqueror

• A kind of ship

• A famous artist

Which word is related to "mutiny"?

• Obedience

• Rebellion

• Celebration

• Agreement

Which word is related to "natives"?

• Foreigners

• Residents

• Tourists

• Travelers

Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to ​ the globe. He traveled all the way around world by ship from 1519 to 1522.

• circumnavigate
• claim
• trade route
• mutiny

The ancient Mayan people was the first (a)   to have a writing system in the Western Hemisphere before the Europeans came.

Christopher Columbus went from Europe to the New World on four different ________ .

• mutiny

• civilizations

• expeditions

• natives

Many European explorers who went to the New World ______ the land as their own even though it belonged to the natives.

• circumnavigate

• mutiny

• conquistador

• claimed