1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Explorers Vocabulary Columbus’ Expedition Spanish Empire Misc.

2. This explorer ended up in the Bahama Islands after trying to find a route to the Indies.

3. Who is Christopher Columbus

4. This explorer conquered Tenochtitlan.

5. Who is Hernando Cortes?

6. This explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

7. Who is Ferdinand Magellen?

8. This explorers led a group in search of the Seven Cities of Gold

9. Who is Francisco Coronado?

10. This explorer started a settlement in Northern Canada called Vinland.

11. Who is Leif Ericson?

12. This is the word for a settlement far away from the country that rules it.

13. What is a colony?

14. The movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean.

15. What is the Columbian Exchange?

16. The name for the Spanish conquerors.

17. What is conquistador?

18. A journey made for a special purpose.

19. What is an expedition?

20. A large piece of land given to Spanish colonists.

21. What is an encomienda?

22. The group of native people Columbus encountered.

23. What is the Taino?

24. The name of the 3 ships sailing with Columbus.

25. What are the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?

26. The number of native people Columbus took back to Spain with him.

27. What is 6?

28. The number of years it took before the King and Queen of Spain agreed to pay for Columbus’ voyage.

29. What is 6?

30. This country’s king listened to Columbus’ plan and refused to give him the money.

31. What is Portugal?

32. The Catholic priest who fought against cruel slavery of Indians.

33. Who is Bartolome de Las Casas

34. The African slave who escaped and resisted capture for 30 years.

35. Who is Yanga?

36. This was built were the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan once stood.

37. What is a cathedral?

38. The number of Maya books that survived after Spain conquered their city.

39. What is 3?

40. The name for a person who teaches his or her religion to others.

41. What is a missionary?

42. Mexico City was compared to this Italian city.

43. What is Venice?

44. The Indian woman who helped Cortes by convincing many Indians to join him.

45. Who is Dona Maria?

46. The Tenochtitlan ruler who was killed during the first attempt to conquer his city.

47. Who is Moctezuma?

48. What historical site did Coronado look at during his expedition to find the seven cities of gold?

49. What is the Grand Canyon?

50. The number of days after their entrances were blocked before Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish.

51. What is 75?