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Early Explorers Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Spanish explorers came to the new world

a)

Glory

b)

Gifts

c)

Gold

d)

God

2.

What is the name of the legendary "city of gold"?

a)

Cibola

b)

El Dorado

c)

Mexico City

d)

Tenochtitlan

3.

What is a conquistador?

a)

a Catholic religious leader

b)

the front door of a Mission

c)

the name of the most famous Mission

d)

a spanish explorer

4.

Which spanish explorer mapped the coast of Texas?

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

De Soto

d)

Cortez

5.

Which explorer conquered the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it Mexico City?

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

De Soto

d)

Cortez

6.

Which explorer was shipwrecked, kidnapped, and wrote the book La Relacion?

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

De Soto

d)

Cortez

7.

Which explorer took over after Coronado died?

a)

Columbus

b)

De Soto

c)

Moscoso

d)

Narvaez

8.

Which explorer was led to Quivira by "The Turk"?

a)

Columbus

b)

De Soto

c)

Moscoso

d)

Coronado

9.

This city, now named Mexico City, was once the capital of the Aztec Empire.

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Xunantunich

c)

Teotihuacan

d)

Tzintzuntzan

10.

What year was the coast of Texas mapped?

a)

1516

b)

1517

c)

1519

d)

1520