Christopher Columbus
Columbus was born in ___________.
a. Spain
b. Italy
b. Italy
In 1497, John Cabot explored the coast of ___________.
a. Mexico
b. Canada
b. Canada
Why did Columbus sail west?
a. spices
b. silk
c. all the above
c. all the above
True or false: Conquistadors came to the New World looking for gold, silver, land and glory.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Columbus began sailing when he was _______ years old.
a. 14
b. 19
a. 14
French explorer Verrazano explored east coast of ___________.
a. America
b. Japan
a. America
DeSoto looked for the:
a. fountain of youth
b. seven cities of Cibola
b. seven cities of Cibola
Hernan Cortez fought ______________.
a. Atahuallpa
b. Montezuma
Columbus thought he could reach the Indies by sailing _________.
a. north
b. west
b. west
In 1580, Sir Francis Drake was the first to make a voyage around the _________!
a. World
b. Great Lakes
a. World
The name of China in the 1400s was _________.
a. East Indies
b. Cathay
b. Cathay
Pizarro fought ________.
a. Atahuallpa
b. Montezuma
a. Atahuallpa
True or False: Columbus's three ships were called the Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The lost colony that was started by Sir Walter Raleigh was at ___________________.
a. Roanoke, Virginia
b. Jamestown
a. Roanoke, Virginia
Conquistador means _________.
a. conqueror
b. politician
a. conqueror
The ___________ had iron weapons and armor.
a. Spanish
b. English
a. Spanish
Columbus and his crew landed in the ____________.
a. Bahamas
b. Hawaiian Islands
a. Bahamas
What the main reason Spain, France and Britain explored the New World?
a. Start colonies
b. Find a quick way to China
b. Find a quick way to China
What explorer saw the Pacific Ocean first?
a. Balboa
b. Cortez
a. Balboa
____________________________ contributed to the defeat of the Aztecs and Incas.
a. diseases
b. civil wars
c. all the above
c. all the above