WorksheetsAge of Contact/ Explorer Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What was the main destination of Hernando de Soto?
Texas
Florida
7 Cities of Cibola
Galveston
What was the main destination of Francisco Pizzaro?
Peru in Europe
Peru in Asia
Peru in South America
Peru in North America
What was the main destination of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado?
Florida
Tejas
5 Cities of Cibola
7 Cities of Cibola
What was the main destination of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?
Florida, but ended up in Galveston
Florida, but ended up in Houston
Florida, but ended up in Amarillo
Florida, but ended up in San Antonio
What was the main destination of Alonso Alvarez de Pineda?
Pacific Ocean
Gulf Coast of Mexico
Indian Ocean
Artic ocean
What was the main destination of Hernan Cortes?
New World mainly Mexico and claimed it for France
New World mainly Mexico and claimed it for Peru
New World mainly Mexico and claimed it for Spain
Old World mainly Mexico and claimed it for Spain
What was the main destination of Christopher Columbus?
China but actually sailed to the Bahamas/ New World
Spain but actually sailed to the Panama
Russia but actually sailed to Peru
China but actually sailed to South America
What is the travel between the old and new world that had a huge exchange of diseases, ideas, foods, crops, animals and population between an explorers voyage?
Panamanian Exchange
Spanish Exchange
Columbian Exchange
Tejano Exchango
What was the title for men who went out looking to expand the Spanish empire and become famous?
Champion
Conquistador
Warrior
Gladiator
Which explorer missed the Mississippi River and landed in Matagorda Bay?
de Vaca
Cortes
Pineda
La Salle
Which animal was brought through the Columbian Exchange to greatly benefit New Spain?
Cows
Chickens
Horses
Rhinos
The unit over all of these explorers is titled what?
Age of Romance
Age of Contact
Age of Exploring
Ancient People
Which explorer wrote stories of the adventures he had in Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
Cortes
Columbus
Who wrote the book 'Relacion'?
Cortes
de Vaca
Pineda
Pizzaro
Which two nations fought over land in the New World?
France and England
France and Portugal
France and Spain
Spain and Portugal
Why was Cibola important to these Spanish Explorers?
The Legend of the Cities of Gold
The Legend of the Cities of Silver
The Legend of the Cities of Metal
The Legend of the Giants
Like Coronado Hernando de Soto also went searching for what resource for Spain?
Lumber
Water
People
Gold
Who was most famous for their shipwreck near Galveston?
Cabeza de Vaca
Columbus
Pineda
Soto
What are the 3 G's?
God/ Glory/ Gold
God/ Gophers/ Greenland
Goat/ Glory/ Goods
Horses/ Chickens/ Cows
How did Cibola influence Spanish explorers?
On the hunt for Kylee
On the hunt for God
On the hunt for glory
On the hunt for gold
Who was associated on the hunt for finding the city of El Dorado?
Pineda
Columbus
De Schmidt
Cabeza de Vaca
In the 3 G's Glory stands for:
Spread their religion
Gain as many riches for the King and Queen as you can
Wanting to become famous
In the 3 G's God stands for:
Wanting to become famous
Gain as many riches for the King and Queen as you can
Spreading their religion
In the 3 G's Gold stands for:
Wanting to become more famous
Spreading their religion
Gain as many riches for the King and Queen as possible
Which explorer opened up the New World for exploration?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
La Salle
De Vaca
Which city is a myth of a place of gold that existed in the mountains and rainforest of South America?
City of Cibola
City of Romeo
City of Ador
City of el Dorado
Which nation brought over horses?
Mexico
Spain
Germany
France
Who mapped the Texas coast?
Pineda
Cortes
Columbus
Pizarro
Which island was nicknamed the 'Isle of Misfortune'?
Matagorda Island
Galveston Island
New York City
South Padre Island
What is the time period called when the Moors controlled Spain for 750 years?
The Relacion
The Relaxion
The Moor
The Reconquista
Which explorer sought after Cibola but found the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Cortes
Columbus
Soto
Which explorer defeated the Incans and found the city of Lima, Peru?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizzaro
La Salle
Pineda
G
Which Conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?
La Salle
Soto
Columbus
Cortes
Which explorer was from France?
La Salle
Pineda
Cortes
Columbus
What was the main destination of Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle?
Mouth of the Mississippi River
Florida
Peru
Panama
