renaissance explorers

5 Written Questions

1. Italian who wrote a book about his travels to Asia
2. Norse explorer who visited North America and led people to New Foundland, named it Vinland
3. explored West Indies
4. conquered the Incas in Peru
5. marched through the southwest looking for the "seven cities of cibola"

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Discovered the Mississippi River; explored the SE USA;
   1. de Soto
   2. Pizarro
   3. Cabot
   4. la Salle
2. crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the "south sea" (pacific ocean)
   1. de Soto
   2. Balboa
   3. Cabot
   4. Columbus
3. explored the east coast of North America
   1. Balboa
   2. Cabot
   3. de Soto
   4. Cortes
4. searched through Florida for the "fountain of youth", established a colony on Puerto Rico
   1. la Salle
   2. Coronado
   3. Ponce de Leon
   4. Marco Polo

4 True/False Questions

1. Champlain → explored the Great Lakes region

   True        False

2. Cartier → conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

   True        False

3. la Salle → explored the lower Mississippi River Valley

   True        False

4. Cortes → explored the St. Lawerence River

   True        False