WorksheetsExplorers Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer choice best completes this chart?
a)
Wichita (South Eastern)
b)
Karankawas (Gulf)
c)
Tiguas (Pueblo)
d)
Comanche (Plains)
2.
Why is the year 1519 important?
a)
Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca became the first European to step foot in Texas
b)
Spanish explorer Coronado began his search for the seven cities of gold
c)
Spanish explorer Pineda mapped the Texas coastline
d)
Spanish explorer Columbus discovered the Americas
3.
This explorer went out in search of the seven cities of gold-
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
4.
Conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed the land for Spain-
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
5.
Mapped the Gulf of Mexico, but never set foot in Texas-
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
6.
Columbus was the first European explorer to discover and set foot in America-
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the importance of Cabeza de Vaca?
a)
The journals he wrote talked about the lives and culture of the Natives
b)
He conquered the Aztec empire and claimed the land for Spain
c)
He was the first European to see the Texas Great Plains
d)
He drew a map of the Texas coast in 1519
8.
During his search for the Seven Cities of Gold, Coronado-
a)
He drew a map of the Texas coast in 1519
b)
Helped conquer the Aztec empire
c)
Was able to map the Gulf of Mexico
d)
Became the first European to see the Texas Great Plains
9.
Went West in search of a shorter trade route to India, but instead discovered the Americas-
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Cortes
c)
Pineda
d)
Columbus
10.
In search of the Cibola, the seven cities of gold, Coronado instead discovered adobe pueblos-
a)
True
b)
False
11.
When Cortes met the Aztecs, they believed he was a God they foretold in a prophecy, and took him in and gave him shelter, food, and even gold-
a)
True
b)
False
12.
"I also would gather a lot of dried wood that had fallen from the trees, and around the hole I would build four fires crosswise. I was careful to stoke the fires from time to time. I would make some long sheaves from the straw that was available around there, to cover myself in that hole and shelter myself from the night-time cold." The journal entry is talking about-
a)
How Cabeza de Vaca would keep warm at night
b)
Natives using fire and smoke to keep mosquitoes away
c)
How Cabeza de Vaca became known as a medicine man
d)
Natives eating anything to survive, including dirt and wood
13.
Which of the following was not a reason for exploration?
a)
Gold- Wealth
b)
Glory- fame
c)
God-to spread their religion
d)
Skills-services
14.
Shipwrecked near Galveston and was the first European to set foot in Texas-
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
15.
Known as a medicine man, Pineda's journals discussed Native American life in the Texas coast-
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What was the importance of the buffalo to Native Americans?
a)
Native Americans used every part of the buffalo, including the bones
b)
Native Americans hunted buffalo only for their skin
c)
Native Americans followed buffalo, allowing them to discover new parts of Texas
d)
Native Americans rode buffalos, giving them an advantage over other tribes during war
17.
Pineda's map of the Texas coast was important because-
a)
The Spanish now knew the location of all the Native American tribes in the area
b)
The Spanish were able to learn about the climate of the area
c)
Coronado used the map to conquer the Aztec empire in 1529
d)
The Spanish had an idea of what the area looked like
18.
French explorer who established Fort St. Louis
a)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
b)
Rene Robert Cavalier de la Salle
c)
Luis Moscoso
d)
Juan Onate
19.
What location of the map represents an important event that occurred in 1519?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
The country of ____(1)____ founded religious settlements in Texas known as_____(2)_____ to claim territory, and convert Native populations to Catholicism.
a)
(1) England, (2) missions
b)
(1) France, (2) presidios
c)
(1) Spain, (2) missions
d)
(1) France, (2) missions
21.
Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?
a)
He proved once and for all that the earth is round
b)
His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas
c)
He opened up a new trade route to Asia
d)
He was the greatest mapmaker of his time
22.
What was Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic?
a)
The desire for riches and power
b)
Devotion to the Spanish King and Queen
c)
His interest in geography
d)
The chance to explore new territories
23.
To sail around the globe is called
a)
circumstance
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumference
d)
circumven
24.
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
25.
- Invention of the compass and astrolabe
- European dependence on spices from Asia
- Rise of nation-states in Europe
These developments influenced the start of the
a)
Crusades
b)
Renaissance
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Reformation
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