5 Written Questions

1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
2. married to King Ferdinand, Supported Christorpher Columbus with money for his voyage in 1492
3. difficult area to sail where the trade winds and prevailing westerlies meet around 30-35 degrees N
4. first European to reach the Americas, son of Erik the Red. The alleged leader of a group of Viking people who sailed to the eastern coast of Canada and unsuccessfully attempted to colonize the area around the year 1000, nearly 500 years before Columbus arrived in the Americas
5. people from Scandinavia, were skilled sailors. They also engaged in exploration in North America, where they briefly established a colony.

5 Matching Questions

1. King Ferdinand
2. doldrums
3. Toltecs
4. Francisco Pizzaro
5. Conquistadors

1. a Spanish conquistador who entered the South American area of Peru and discovered the Incas. He conquered the Incas and made himself emperor.
2. b civilization in Mexico before the Aztecs. They built a city called Teotihuacan that may have been the spiritural center of the area.
3. c King of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus's expedition to the Americas in 1492
4. d a frequently windless area near the Equator
5. e Spanish word for "conquerors". Explorers sent by Spain to search for gold in America

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Capital of the Aztec Empire, built in the middle of a lake. Cortes destroyed it an built Mexico City on its ruins.
   1. Leif Erikson
   2. trade winds
   3. Tenochtitlan
   4. Toltecs
2. English explorer sent by Queen Elizabeth of England. Spent 3 years sailing the world and exploring new lands.
   1. King Ferdinand
   2. Sir Francis Drake
   3. Bartholomew Dias
   4. Francisco Pizzaro
3. Portuguese prince who started a school for sailors and sponsored early voyages of exploration. Also know as Henry the Navigator.
   1. Prince Henry
   2. Vikings
   3. Leif Erikson
   4. trade winds
4. 1492 believed he could reach Asia by by sailing West across the Atlantic. Funded by Spain.
   1. Hernando Cortes
   2. Toltecs
   3. doldrums
   4. Christopher Columbus
5. Explorer who set out to sail around the world. He was killed in the East Indies, but his crew made it all the way.
   1. Hernando Cortes
   2. Queen Isabella
   3. Ferdinand Magellan
   4. Tenochtitlan

5 True/False Questions

1. Aztecs → native people of Mexico whose ruler was Montezuma. They had a lot of things made out of gold. In their religion they offered human hearts to the war god.

   True        False

2. Bartholomew Dias → civilization in Mexico before the Aztecs. They built a city called Teotihuacan that may have been the spiritural center of the area.

   True        False

3. trade winds → civilization in Mexico before the Aztecs. They built a city called Teotihuacan that may have been the spiritural center of the area.

   True        False

4. Mayas → earliest known Mexican civilization

   True        False

5. Olmecs → earliest known Mexican civilization

   True        False