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History Chapter 2 Part 2 Exploring The Americas. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What was NOT the name of one of Columbus' ships?
a) Nina
b) Pinta
c) Isabella
d) Santa Maria

________ is an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a) Equator
b) Northern Hemisphere
c) Astrolabe
d) Line of Demarcation

_____________ claimed the Pacific and adjoining lands for Spain.
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco de Gama
c) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d) Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first to sail around the world?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco de Gama
c) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d) Ferdinand Magellan

Spanish explorers were known as the
a) Navigators
b) Conquistadors
c) Aztecs
d) Incas

Which empired did Hernando Cortez conquer?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Olmec

Which was NOT a reason why Spain was successful in conquering other areas:
a) New weapons
b) Diseases
c) Plants
d) Animals

While looking for the seven cities of gold, Hernando de Soto discovered the
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Mississippi River
d) Pearl River

Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for the
a) Fountain of youth
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) North American continent
d) Indian Ocean

Francisco Pizzaro conquered the ________ Empire.
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Maya
d) Olmec

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