Potosi Silver Mine in the Andes Mountains

Who led his men across the Isthmus of Panama in 1513?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

What did Ponce de Leon search for in Florida?

• Fountain of youth

• Gold mines

• New spices

• Lost city of Atlantis

What was the name of the empire ruled by the people who called themselves Culhua-Mexica?

• Aztec Empire

• Inca Empire

• Mayan Empire

• Olmec Empire

What was the name of the largest city in the Aztec empire?

• Tenochtitlán

• Cuzco

• Machu Picchu

• Chichen Itza

What type of structures were painted red and blue in Tenochtitlán?

• Pyramids

• Temples

• Palaces

• Bridges

Who was the ruler of the Aztecs captured by Hernando Cortés?

• Montezuma II

• Cuauhtémoc

• Atahualpa

• Pachacuti

What year did Hernando Cortés begin exploring Central America?

• 1519

• 1521

• 1500

• 1492

Who led an expedition to explore the southeastern United States from 1539 until his death in 1542?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Diego Huallpa

• Christopher Columbus

Which empire fell to the Spanish between 1530 and 1535?

• Aztec Empire

• Roman Empire

• Inca Empire

• Ottoman Empire

What did Diego Huallpa discover in the mountain at Potosi?

• Gold

• Coal

• Silver

• Diamonds