Spanish Explorers Gd7 Midterm Assessment

His expedition north added to geographical knowledge, but found no cities of gold.

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Marina

• Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Marcos de Niza

• Estevan

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5-8.I

5-8.II

I.A

His voyages discovered the Americas.

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Marina

• Marcos de Niza

• Estevan

This friar claimed to have seen seven cities of gold.

• Marcos de Niza

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Estevan

• Marina

His expedition conquered the Aztec empire.

• Estevan

• Marcos de Niza

• Marina

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Hernando Cortes

This black Moor, former slave, and explorer died at Hawikuh.

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Estevan

• Marcos de Niza

• Marina

• Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

This Indian princess helped the Spaniards conquer Mexico.

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Marina

• Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Estevan

• Marcos de Niza

This shipwrecked Spanish explorer walked across much of North America and saw a poor land.

• Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Marina

• Marcos de Niza

• Estevan

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Which event came first? Coronado explores New Mexico or Fray Marcos and Estevan head north.

• Coronado explores New Mexico

• Fray Marcos and Estevan head north

Which event came first? Cabeza de Vaca travels to New Spain or Cortés conquers Mexico.

• Cabeza de Vaca travels to New Spain

• Cortés conquers Mexico

What was Columbus seeking on his 1492 voyage?

• a water route to Cíbola

• the gold of Cuba

• a way to defeat the Moors

• an all-water route to the Far East