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WorksheetsExploration Continues
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explorer claimed eastern South America for Portugal in 1500?
a)
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
b)
Uncle Pedro
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
King Moctezuma
2.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
a)
A Spanish who made several voyages to America
b)
An Italian who made several voyages to the Caribbean and South America
c)
A Portughese pirate
d)
A Mexican explorer
3.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
a)
A portuguese solider and sailor who proved that he could go around the Pacific Ocean and back to Spain
b)
He was not a sailor, he was a cook
c)
He was a hair dresser for the Capitan of the ship
d)
He was a rap singer
4.
How did Vasco Nuñez Balboa reach the Pacific Ocean?
a)
He did not go anywhere
b)
He rode on a hot hair baloon around the world
c)
He rode on elephants across the jungle
d)
He crossed mountains and jungles in present-day Panama
5.
Magellan named the Pacific Ocean, what did he mean by that name?
a)
It mean tempestuous weather
b)
It mean peaceful
c)
It mean dark water
d)
It mean I like to go to sleep with my pacifier
6.
When Magellan reached the Philippine Islands he was...........
a)
Elected King of the island
b)
Captured and coocked with delicious spices
c)
Killed in a battle with the people of the islands
d)
Put in prison
7.
Magellan crew was the first explorers to circumnavigate the world.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
Nah he only went out for a two day cruise
d)
He only went to a nearby beach to leasure
8.
What year did Columbus first landed to the Caribbean?
a)
2017
b)
1492
c)
On my birthday
d)
He never went to the Caribbean
9.
The land America was named after...........
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Marco Polo
c)
American Idol
d)
Magellan
10.
An "expedition" is.......
a)
A group of pigeons going on a summer vacation to the Philippines Islands
b)
a journey taken by a group for a definite purpose
c)
A birthday party
d)
A small village in the Caribbean Islands
11.
Who is a "Conquistador"?
a)
A Spanish solider who helped conquer the native civilizaton of South America
b)
A spanish Opera singer who went to South America
c)
A Indigenous shoe maker
d)
A monkey who became a great artist
12.
What is an Empire?
a)
A small house on a hill of the Panamanian mountains
b)
A type of ship used by the Spanish
c)
A bridge between two cities
d)
Territories and group of people controlled by one government
13.
Who was Malinche?
a)
An Indian woman who was making clothes for the Spanish
b)
An Indian woman who died of chicken pox
c)
An Indian woman who helped Cortez to communicate with the Aztecs
d)
An Indian doll you can buy at Wal-Mart
14.
What was the name of the Aztec Capital?
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Mali
c)
Tenochtilan
d)
Tora-Tora
15.
What was the name of the Aztec ruler?
a)
Mao-Tze-Tung
b)
Mici Miao
c)
Pow-Wow
d)
Moctezuma
16.
Why was Tenochtilan different from European cities?
a)
It was small and built in the middle of the desert
b)
It was twice the size and built in the middle of a lake
c)
It was of a normal size and built on top of a hill
d)
It was of medium size and built on trees
17.
What name the Spanish gave to Mexico after they conquered it?
a)
New England
b)
New Town
c)
New Spain
d)
New Hampshir
18.
Who was the first Conquistador to reach the present day United States?
a)
Juan Ponce de León
b)
Juanito Alvarez
c)
Juan Carlos de Madrid
d)
San Juan
19.
¨I wanted to find the fountain of youth!¨
My name is..........
My name is..........
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
c)
Juan Ponce de León
d)
Estevanico Dorantes
20.
I was sold as a slave. I survived a shipwreck, I traveled in one of the Spanish expedition to the Americas. My name is............
a)
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Estevanico Dorantes
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Marco Polo
21.
I wanted gold and power, I led a large army trough the American Southeast, from Florida to Arkansas. Many believed I was the first to see the Missisipi River.
My name is..........
My name is..........
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Fransisco Vásquez
c)
Juan Ponce de León
d)
King Masa Musa
22.
I wanted to find gold and power, I traveled through the great plain, I lived among the pueblo Indians. My name is........
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Estevanico Dorantes
c)
Álvarez Núnez Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Francísco Vásquez de Coronado
23.
I wanted to travel and tell about my experience with the American Indians, My name means ¨cow head I am........
a)
Álvar Núnez Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Estevanico Dorantes
c)
Doctor Garfild
d)
Hernando de Soto
24.
What most of the Spanish explorers wish to find?
a)
The fountain of youth
b)
The cities of gold they heard about
c)
Spices and camels
d)
The cities of silk and spices
25.
What did the Spanish Conquistador Cortez do to Moctezuma, the ruler of the Aztec?
a)
He took him out to dinner
b)
He put him in prison and conquered the entire Aztec empire.
c)
He went to visit his marvellous city with him.
d)
He took Moctezuma back to Spain with him to meet his family
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