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HIs expedition north added to geographical knowledge but found no cities of gold
a) Franciso Vasquez de Coronado
b) Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
c) Hernando Cortes
d) Marcos de Niza

His voyages discovered America.
a) Estevan
b) Marcos de Niza
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Hernando Cortes

This friar claimed to have seen seven cities of gold.
a) Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
b) Marcos de Niza
c) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d) Hernando Cortes

His expedition conquered the Aztec empire.
a) Hernando Cortes
b) Marcos de Niza
c) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d) Christopher Columbus

This black Moor, former slave, and explorer died at Hawikuh.
a) Mariano
b) Kunta
c) Fernando
d) Estevan

This Indian princess helped the Spaniards conquer Mexico.
a) Pocahontas
b) Marina
c) Sacagawa
d) Isabella

This ship wrecked Spanish explorer walked across much of North America and saw a poor land.
a) Hernando Cortes
b) Marcos de Niza
c) Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
d) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

What was Colombus seeking on his 1492 voyage?
a) a water route to Cibola
b) the gold of Cuba
c) a way to defeat the Moors
d) an all-water route to the Far East

Who were the conquistadors?
a) Aztec warriors
b) traders who sold goods to Indians
c) Spaniards who conquered vast areas of land
d) Franciscan missionaries

What did Cabeza de Vaca accomplish?
a) He converted thousands of Indians to Christianity.
b) He walked across two-thirds of North America.
c) He led the first expedition to the pueblos.
d) He found seven cities of gold.

Why were Spaniards interested in land north of Mexico?
a) They wanted protection from Pueblo attacks.
b) The Indians were already Christians.
c) They wanted to find the seven cities of gold.
d) They hoped to hunt the buffalo.

What did Coronado find at Zuni?
a) the Grand Canyon
b) six of the seven cities of gold
c) six poor villages with beans and corn
d) a water foute to Cibola

What did Coronado's soldiers find?
a) the Grand Canyon
b) the pueblos of the Rio Grande Valley
c) the continental divide
d) all of these

What did El Turco say about Quivira?
a) It lay far to the west.
b) It could be reached by water.
c) It was rich in gold.
d) It was on the Rio Grande.

This term refers to the Spanish king's agent in New Spain.
a) viceroy
b) governor
c) explorer
d) conquistador

What does Cibola mean?
a) It is the Spanish word for turquoise and emeralds.
b) It was the Spanish name given to the Grand Canyon.
c) It is the Spanish word for village or town.
d) It is the Spanish word for buffalo cow.

What happened that made the Indian population shrink in half?
a) New diseases
b) Hot summers
c) Cold winters
d) Hunting accidents

What new inventions helped Columbus navigate the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Compass
b) Astrolabe
c) Cross staff
d) all the above

How many did ships did Christopher Columbus set sail with on his trip across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

How long did it take Cabeza de Vaca and his companions to get back to New Spain?
a) 6 years
b) 7 years
c) 5 years
d) 8 years

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