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WorksheetsSpanish Colonization
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The American Indians were using horses to hunt, travel, and carry things long before the Spanish came.
True
False
What crops allowed European populations to grow?
corn and wheat
rice and sugar cane
corn and potatoes
potatoes and pineapples.
In what year did Leif Eriksson explore North America?
1450
1200
1513
1001
Which explorer accidentally discovered the Grand Canyon?
DeSoto
Cortez
De Leon
Coronado
Which important person founded a school for mapmaking and navigation?
Columbus
Prince Henry
King Ferdinand
Bartholomew Diaz
Which Portuguese explorer actually made it all the way to India?
Cabeza De Vaca
Hernan Cortez
Vasco De Gama
Bartholomew Diaz
Which explorer came to the Americas looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Bartholomew Dias
Ponce De Leon
Francisco Coronado
Hernando de Soto
Who invented the magnetic compass?
The Chinese
The Portuguese
The South Africans
The Spanish
What major improvement did Portuguese ship builders make to sails?
They made them out of lighter fabric.
They made triangular sails in addition to square ones.
They made them much longer and able to catch more wind.
They made them more easy to manage.
Overall, Spanish colonization had a positive impact on the Native Americans.
True
False
