Age of Exploration: Navigators

Spanish Conquistador, he went to Mexico in search of gold and conquered the Aztec Empire.

• Atahualpa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• King Pacal

To go all the way around.

• Circumnavigate

• Conquistadors

• Mesoamerica

• Observatories

Spanish soldiers in the Americas who explored new lands, searched for gold and silver, and tried to spread Christianity.

• Circumnavigate

• Conquistadors

• Mesoamerica

• Observatories

Although he began in Florida, while ________ was looking for gold, he found the Mississippi River!

• Charles Darwin

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Sir Francis Drake

He was the first to "discover" and sail the Northwest Passage

• Francisco Coronado

• Roald Amundsen

• Leif Erickson

• Charles Darwin

________ searched the Southwest for two years but never found the seven cities of gold.

• Francisco Coronado

• Christoper Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

Fill in the blank: The explorer _______ traveled to China and wrote about his experiences.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

During the Middle Ages, Europeans began to buy silks, spices, and other luxury goods from ____.

• A) Africa

• B) Asia

• C) America

• D) Australia

Which of the following was NOT a reason for European exploration?

• To find new trade routes

• To learn new languages

• To gain wealth

• To spread religion

Fill in the blank: Columbus planned to sail west across the ________ Ocean.

• Indian

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Arctic