Spanish Exploration and Colonization

Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztec Empire in 1519?

• Francisco Coronado
• Hernan Cortes
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Cabeza de Vaca

Christopher Columbus should be known for

• discovering America.
• starting world trade.
• discovering the Earth was round.
• discovering gold in America.

Which explorer conquered the Mayan and Incan empires?

• Francisco Coronado
• Francisco Pizarro
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Hernan Cortes

What was the name of the Aztec capital city?

• Oaxaca
• Tluxpan
• Tenochtitlan
• Tlaxcala

The horrible effect Europeans had on Native Americans was

• the flu.
• diseases.
• the trading of goods.
• starvation.

Spain came to America with what purpose?

• to trade with Natives
• for God, Gold, and Glory
• to exchange goods
• to spread diseases

The purpose of Columbus's voyage was to

• find out if the Earth was flat.
• find out if America had gold.
• find out if there was a passage through North America.
• find a short water route to Asia.

Native Americans admire and look up to Christopher Columbus.

• True
• False

What is a conquistador?

• A Spanish cowboy
• A priest who came to America.
• A King or Queen.
• A Spanish soldier and explorer.