WorksheetsSpanish Conquests of the New World
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a conquistador?
a Spanish conqueror
what Spanish called indigenous rebels
a string with knots that Inca communicated with
a Portuguese explorer
How did Columbus believe that Asia could be reached?
by sailing around Africa
by sailing north around Europe
by sailing east across the Atlantic ocean
by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean
Who led the Spanish in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernado de Sotoot
Who was the Aztec Emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest?
Acamapichtli
Itzcoatl
Montezuma I
Montezuma II
What year did Cortes arrive?
1492
1519
1601
1645
1722
What did Cortes do with his ships prior to marching on the city of Tenochtitlan?
He moved them to a nearby island
He hired local natives to guard his ships He sent them back to Spain
He sunk his ships
He ran them onto the ground
What modern-day city is located on the site of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Tijuana
Cancun
Mexico City
Pizarro-Incas
Pizarro-Aztecs
How were the Spanish explorers and conquistadors able to conquer the native people in America?
The Spanish sent over huge armies so they had more men and resources than the natives.
They were more intelligent and had more people.
The Spanish Armada was much more powerful than the native weapons.
The natives did not have horses and their weapons could not match the Spanish muskets and cannons. Also the Spanish brought diseases that wiped out much of the native population.
Which god did Montezuma II think Hernan Cortes was?
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Xipe Totec
Zip Zip
What does corroborate mean?
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Information about sources
What was Columbus looking for?
gold
silk
spices
all of the above
Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?
His mom
King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy
Leif Erikson
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What year did Columbus sail on his 1st voyage?
1941
1429
1492
1400's
Columbus's ships were named the _____________________.
Ninta, Pinta, Santa Maritha
Nine, Pine, and Mine
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Ninia, Pinia, Santa Mine
Did Christopher Columbus discover America?
Yes, he landed on what is Florida today.
No, he landed on Hispanola, today known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
How did the Tainos, the local native tribe, treat the Europeans?
Were kind to Columbus and his men
Argued a lot with Columbus and his men
How many expeditions did Columbus make to the Americas?
100
4
20
25
Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?
a single road that extended across Asia
a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe
a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China
a network of trade routes that extended across Asia
The Silk Road was important because
it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region
it extended a thousand miles across Asia
it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years
it connected the Han and Egyptian empires
