Unit 2 - Conquistadors

Front

Which Spanish conquistador found the Mississippi River and his body was laid to rest there?

Back

Hernando de Soto

Front

Hernando de Soto discovered which of the following?
- ships made of gold in Puerto Rico
- mermaids in the Everglades
- a main road to the city of the Incan Empire
- herds of buffalo on the Great Plains

Back

a main road to the city of the Incan Empire

Front

This conquistador grew up poor and had to take care of which farm livestock?

Back

pigs

Front

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was looking for which of the following? The Seven Wonders of the World, The Seven Golden Cites of Cibola, The Relics of Peru, The Diamond Mountains of Hispaniola

Back

The Seven Golden Cites of Cibola

Front

Legend says that this conquistador was looking for the fountain of youth that held powers in the water that would keep a person young.

Back

Juan Ponce de Leon

Front

Pedro Menendez was appointed by the King of Spain to what position?

Back

A governor of Florida

Front

Emperor Atahualpa of Peru was captured and then executed even after Francisco Pizarro received what from the Incans?

Back

Gold, silver, and the golden throne

Front

This conquistador is known for having conquered the Aztecs and their leader, Montezuma II.

Back

Hernando Cortes

Front

What age was Pedro Menendez when he began his sailing career?

Back

14 years old

Front

What was the reason the Spanish military was looking for Hernando Cortes?

Back

They wanted to arrest him for disobeying orders.