Explorers part 2

Question 1

A spanish soldier looking for gold and riches - Spanish word for “to conquer”

Answer 1

Conquistador

Question 2

Capital city of the Aztec empir in Mexico since the 1300s

Answer 2

Tenochtitlan

Question 3

Ruler of the Aztecs in 1502, gave gold to Cortez as a peace offering, great grandson of Moctezuma I, had many enemies

Answer 3

Moctezuma II

Question 4

Led an expedition to Mexico looking for gold gained trust of the natives, killed Moctezuma II, defeated and killed Cuauhtemoc

Answer 4

Hernando Cortez

Question 5

Native woman who helped Cortez by convincing other native tribes to join him, taken captive by the Aztecs

Answer 5

Dona Marina

Question 6

Name the two leaders who met in 1519. The native leader did not resist and let the Spanish explorer take him captive

Answer 6

Moctezuma (captive) and Cortez

Question 7

Ruler who led the Aztecs into battle against Cortez and the Spanish - lost the battle

Answer 7

Cuauhtemoc

Question 8

Spanish won the war for 5 reasons. Name 2.

Answer 8

1. Used thousands of Aztec enemies with help from Dona Marina
2. Had better weapons
3. Blocked the entrances to the city for 75 days and starved the Aztecs
4. Had better armor
5. Killed the leaders

Question 9

Included the lands of the Atecs, Maya, and other peoples of Mexico and Southwestern America

Answer 9

New Spain

Question 10

Former Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, now the capital of New Spain

Answer 10

Mexico City

Question 11

Large pieces of land owned by many Spanish people that included several Native villages

Answer 11

Encomiendas

Question 12

Fought the Spanish and used the jungle as cover for 20 years

Answer 12

Maya

Question 13

Explorer who searched for the Seven cities of Gold, but instead found the cliffs of the Grand Canyon

Answer 13

Francisco Coronado

Question 14

Facts about New Spain

Answer 14

1.Life was harsh for natives who had to work like slave for religious education
2.Worked from dawn to dusk, were whipped, and often fored to work in mines.

Question 15

Protector of the Indians
- Catholic Priest
- Missionary
- Defended rights of the natives
- Devoted life to ending enconmiendas
- treated natives fairly

Answer 15

Bartolome de Las Casas

Question 16

Person who teaches their religion to others who have different beliefs

Answer 16

Missionary

Question 17

Mexico City was built on top of this city

Answer 17

Tenochtitlan

Question 18

Biggest City in New Spain

Answer 18

Mexico City

Question 19

First to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 19

Columbus

Question 20

Led expedition across the isthmus of Panama to the later named Pacific Ocean

Answer 20

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Question 21

Conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which is now called Mexico City

Answer 21

Hernando Cortez

Question 22

Explored and named Florida, searched for the Fountain of Youth

Answer 22

Ponce de Leon

Question 23

He didn’t make it, but led an expedition around the world, only 18 original crew members survived, killed in the Philippine Islands

Answer 23

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 24

First to see the Mississippi River, was buried on the banks of the river, sailed with Pizzaro

Answer 24

Hernando de Soto

Question 25

Conquered the Incan Empire in Peru, founded the city of Lima, assassinated by a captain of Cortez’s

Answer 25

Francisco Pizarro

Question 26

First to explore Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, first to see the bison or American Buffalo

Answer 26

Cabeza de Vaca

Question 27

Sailed to coastline of California, name San Diego Bay, and Santa Barbara, dies from a complication of a broken leg

Answer 27

Juan Cabrillo

Question 28

First European to reach North America

Answer 28

Leif Erikson

Question 29

Forced out of Iceland for 3 years, discovered Greenland

Answer 29

Eric the Red