Key Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A Spanish explorer and conqueror is called a ________.

• Conquistador

• Samurai

• Viking

• Pharaoh

Fill in the blank: The reason for doing something is called ________.

• Motivation

• Decoration

• Celebration

• Imagination

Fill in the blank: Land ruled by another country is called a ________.

• Colony

• Republic

• Continent

• Province

Fill in the blank: Materials from Earth like wood, water, or gold are called ________.

• Natural Resource

• Artificial Intelligence

• Synthetic Material

• Man-made Object

Fill in the blank: A journey for a special purpose is called an ________.

• Expedition

• Excursion

• Migration

• Vacation

Who searched for a new way to Asia, sailed west of Europe, and found North America?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

In what year did Christopher Columbus make his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

• 1492

• 1501

• 1485

• 1512

Christopher Columbus found North America during his voyage.

• True

• False

Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Francisco Pizarro

Juan Ponce de León named Florida because of its _______.

• blooming plants

• long coastline

• tall mountains

• rich gold mines