WorksheetsSpanish Colonization/Exploration
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who were the Aztecs?
slaves
traders
people from Central Mexico
architects
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish man who sought land to conquer
a Spanish ruler
a general
a type of church
What does circumnavigate mean?
Tenochtitlan
to till
To sail or travel all the way around
To navigate in a circular manner
What were the Silk Roads?
They were old train routes
A trading route that lead from Europe to China
roads made of silk
Route that lead from Russia to France
Who were the Inca’s?
A group that took over central Mexico
A Native American tribe from South America
Native American archers
Native American traders
What was the Columbian Exchange?
It was an Exchange was an exchange of knowledge and resources
It was a Exchange of ships
It was an exchange of land or territory’s
It was an exchange of people
Who was Francisco Pizzaro?
He was a Spanish conquistador that took over the Americans
He was a Spanish explorer that found the Persian peninsula
He was a Spanish king during 1567-1607
He was a Spanish conquistador that conquered Peru
Who was Christopher Columbus?
He was a Spanish conquistador who found the Americas
He was a Spanish explorer who "found" the Americas
He was a French conquistador who discovered new crops in China
He was a German navigator who helped find Persia
Who were the Taino?
People that lived in the Caribbean
Native American people who lived near the Caribbean. Columbus killed almost 95% of this tribe.
Native Americans that lived near what is now Brazil
People who first attacked the Spanish
What is an isthmus?
another word for island
a narrow passage of water connecting 2 seas or 2 other large areas of water.
a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger landmasses and separates 2 bodies of water. Also, a word Ms. Casti doesn't like to pronounce.
a weapon used by Spanish explorerers.
Spanish explorer who became the first European to reach and see the Pacific Ocean. Also explored several Carribean islands, Colombia, and Panama.
Vasco de Nuñez de Balboa
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus; explored Puerto Rico and Florida. He was killed while attempting to build a colony in Florida.
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
Born in Italy, was a Spanish explorer; proved that the land Columbus "found" was not Asia, but a "New World." The "New World was named America in his honor.
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Ponce de Leon
Portuguese explorer who organized a Spanish expedition to sail to Asia. Resulting in the first circumnavigation of the world. He was killed in the Phillipines.
Amerigo Vespucci
Lionel Messi
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
This labor system was used by colonial society in New Spain
slavery
conquest
encomienda
Spanish
People who were born here had the most power and wealth in New Spain. They were known as peninsulares.
Spain
Mexico
Cuba
Colombia
This Spaniard arrived in Mexico in 1519 with the intent of conquering it:
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
