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Age of exploration Flashcards

1
Q

When did Christopher Columbus begin looking for a water route to Asia?

A

1492

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2
Q

Why did Spanish expand their empire?
A. God
B. Gold
C. Glory
D. All of the above

A

(d) all of the above

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3
Q

Which explorer established the settlement of Veracruz?
A. Pineda
B. Cortes
C. Narvaez
D. Cabeza de Vaca

A

(b) Cortes

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4
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On which year did Cortes sail from Cuba to the east coast of Mexico?

A

1519

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5
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What was Tenochtitlan?

A

The Aztec Capital

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6
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Which year did Pineda map the Texas Coast?

A

1519

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7
Q

Which explorer was the first to see the land that would become Texas?
A. Cabeza de Vaca
B. Narvaez
C. Cortes
D. Pineda

A

(d) Pineda

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8
Q

How long did it take for Cabeza de Vaca to find Spanish soldiers in Mexico?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years

A

(d) 8 years

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9
Q

Which explorer was taken in by the Karankwa?
A. Cabeza de Vaca
B. Narvaez
C. Cortes
D. Pineda

A

(a) Cabeza de Vaca

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9
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Which explorer died, but some of his men washed ashore near Galveston?

A

Narvaez

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9
Q

What was the purpose of Narvaez’s mission?
A. map the coast of Texas
B. claim Cibola for Spain
C. explore the coast to find gold
D. build French colony at the Mississippi River

A

(c) explore the coast to find gold

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10
Q

How many cities of gold were there according to the legend?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7

A

(D) 7

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10
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What was the name of the city of gold that Fray Marcos de Niza was sent to find?

A

Cibola

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10
Q

What did Fray Marcos find instead of a city of gold?
(A) A caddo village
(B) A puebloan village
(C) An Aztec village
(D) He found an actual city of gold

A

(B) a Puebloan village

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11
Q

What was the colony near Matagorda Bay named?

A

Fort St. Louis

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12
Q

What is a mission?

A

A building built to convert natives to Spanish culture and religion

13
Q

What is a presidio?

A

A fort that is built to house soldiers who protect settlers

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15
Q

Who wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers?

A

Cabeza de Vaca

16
Q

When was the city of San Antonio founded?

A

1718

17
Q

What is a conquistador?

A

Somebody that explorers the Americas to find new things

18
Q

Who claimed the Mississippi River for France?

A

La Salle

19
Q

Who discovered Palo Duro Canyon?

A

Coronado

20
Q

Who opened the most successful mission in Texas?

A

Jesus

21
Q

Who reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War?

A

Aguayo

22
Q

Which European rival was the biggest threat for Spain’s land?

A

France

23
Q

What was the first mission in East Texas?

A

San Francisco de Los Tejas

24
Q

What is the mission chapel known today as the Alamo?

A

San Antonio de Valero

25
Q

What is the settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas?

A

San Antonio de Bexar

26
Q

Who asked the French to reopen San Francisco de Los Tejas?

A

Hidalgo

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