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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Conquistadors
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which Spanish conquistador found the Mississippi River and his body was laid to rest there?
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto discovered which of the following?
ships made of gold in Puerto Rico
mermaids in the Everglades
a main road to the city of the Incan Empire
herds of buffalo on the Great Plains
This conquistador grew up poor and had to take care of which farm livestock?
llamas
chickens
sheep
pigs
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was looking for which of the following?
The Seven Wonders of the World
The Seven Golden Cites of Cibola
The Relics of Peru
The Diamond Mountains of Hispaniola
Legend says that this conquistador was looking for the fountain of youth that held powers in the water that would keep a person young.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Pedro Menendez
Hernando Cortes
Pedro Menendez was appointed by the King of Spain to what position?
A mayor in the Pueblo villages
An emperor to the Incan people
A chief to the Native people of the Great Plains
A governor of Florida
Emperor Atahualpa of Peru was captured and then executed even after Francisco Pizarro received what from the Incans?
Precious furs from exotic animals
Beautiful pearls from the waters of Peru
Gold, silver, and the golden throne
Statues made of marble
This conquistador is known for having conquered the Aztecs and their leader, Montezuma II.
Hernando Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Pedro Menendez
Pedro Menendez was a young man when he bought his first ship. What age was he when he began his sailing career?
14 years old
16 years old
18 years old
20 years old
What was the reason the Spanish military was looking for Hernando Cortes?
They wanted to reward him for keeping the native tribes safe.
They wanted to arrest him for disobeying orders.
They wanted to make him a general in the military.
They wanted to see what he had for lunch.
After see the beautiful tropical flowers and plants, which conquistador gave Florida its name?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
Pedro Menendez
Juan Ponce de Leon
Living with the Pueblo Indians, seeing the Grand Canyon, and traveling over the Great Plains were some of the accomplishments of which conquistador?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
Pedro Menendez
What is the definition of a conquistador?
A German General
A Spanish Explorer
A French Captain
A Dutch Commander
What are the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
Three flavors of popsicles
Three cities in the country of Sweden
Three ships chartered for Columbus' expeditions
Three horses that carried the highest ranking conquistadors
What did the diseases brought to the New World by Europeans do to the native people of the Americas?
Encouraged them
Killed them
Freed them
Helped them
