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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers Identifications
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Match the European explorers with their impact.
Spanish conquistador who conquered Aztec Empire and created Mexico City.
Hernan Cortes
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire and created capital city of Lima in Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
An English explorer who was in search of the northwest passage and established an English presence in North America.
John Cabot
A French explorer who explored North America and named Canada.
Jacques Cartier
A Dutch explorer who explored North America
Henry Hudson
Which of the following goods were traded from the Americas to the "Old World"?
Olives
Grapes
Pumpkins
Horses
What did the people from the "Old World" bring to the Americas? Select all that apply.
Diseases.
Religion
Strawberries
Corn
Which of the following is an impact of Spanish exploration?
Spain had control of what is now Canada.
Spain controlled most of central and South America passing along their culture.
Spain learned from the indigenous cultures and brought back new religions to Europe.
Spain had no significant impact.
Legend has it that this explorer saw mermaids but Henry Hudson was really in search of what?
Gold
Farmland
Northwest Passage
Idigenous People
Who was the leader of the Aztecs when Cortes came to challenge them for their land?
Atahualpa
Moctezuma
Tecumseh
Tizoc
Who was the leader of the Inca when Pizarro came to challenge them for their land?
Atahualpa
Moctezuma
Tecumseh
Tizoc
Which indigenous tribe did Cartier meet and trade with?
Iroquois
Wyandot
Cherokee
Blackfoot
Jacques Cartier, was the first european to navigate which North American river?
St. Lawrence
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Colorado River
Tenochtitlan was the indigenous name for which global city?
Lima, Peru
Mexico City, Mexico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
New York, New York
