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WorksheetsTCI Unit 2 Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the New world
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A community ruled by another country is called a(n) [conquistador, contagious disease, East Indies, colony].
colony
conquistador
contagious disease
East Indies
protectorate
A(n) [colony, contagious disease, conquistador, East Indies] is a Spanish colonizer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.
colony
contagious disease
conquistador
East Indies
Many colonizers sought out the [East Indies, Northwest Passage, contagious disease, colony], or a route across the northern part of North America.
East Indies
Northwest Passage
colony
contagious disease
Silk Road
A(n) [contagious disease, colony, East Indies, conquistador] is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.
epidemic
conquistador
East Indies
colony
contagious disease
Europeans called Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, the [colony, East Indies, Northwest Passage, conquistador].
colony
East Indies
Silk Road
Northwest Passage
conquistador
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to what they called the East Indies?
to practice fighting wars
to study a different culture
to send away their prisoners
to get silks and spices
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
It is ruled by another country.
It was started many years ago.
It is designed to be temporary.
It has a very simple way of life.
Juan Ponce de León looked for
the Seven Cities of Gold.
a shortcut to Asia.
a site for a mission.
the fountain of youth.
Hernán Cortés fought against
the Aztecs in Mexico.
the Seminoles in Florida.
the Incas in South America.
the Mayas in Central America.
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
They were enslaved and forced to work in the mines.
They got tired of giving European colonists free food.
They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.
They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.
