Spanish Conquistadors

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Spanish Conquistadors.

1. What is Hernan Cortes most known for?
a. Exploring the South Pacific
b. Starting the European exploration of America
c. Conquering the Aztec Empire
d. First to circumnavigate the globe
e. First to visit the South Pole

2. What is Juan Ponce de Leon most known for?
a. Exploring the South Pacific
b. Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
c. Conquering the Inca Empire
d. Exploring Florida and searching for the Fountain of Youth
e. Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

3. What famous explorer did Ponce de Leon join on his second expedition to the New World?
a. Vasco da Gama
b. Christopher Columbus
c. Hernan Cortes
d. Henry Hudson
e. Ferdinand Magellan

4. What is Francisco Pizarro most known for?
a. Exploring the South Pacific
b. Exploring the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
c. Conquering the Inca Empire
d. First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
e. Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

5. What city did Francisco Pizarro establish in Peru?
a. Cuzco
b. Lima
c. Trujillo
d. Arequipa
e. Chiclayo

6. What was the name of the Aztec emperor that was conquered by the Spanish?
a. Tizoc
b. Montezuma II
c. Acamapichtli
d. Itzcoatl
e. Ahuitzotl

7. Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
a. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b. Hernan Cortes
c. Hernando de Soto
d. Francisco Pizarro
e. Juan Ponce de Leon

8. Which of the following is true about Hernando de Soto?
a. He was the first European to explore west of the Mississippi River
b. He took part of Francisco Pizarro's expedition to conquer the Inca
c. He explored much of Florida
d. His first expedition was to Nicaragua
e. All of the above

9. What explorer arrested and framed Vasco de Balboa for treason?
a. Juan Ponce de Leon
b. Hernan Cortes
c. Hernando de Soto
d. Francisco Pizarro
e. Christopher Columbus

10. What was responsible for killing around 90% of Native Americans?
a. Diseases brought by the Europeans
b. Fighting with the conquistadors
c. Suicide
d. Wars between tribes
e. None of the above


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