TX23 - Unit 2 Review - AoC and SC

What TWO [2] animals did the Spanish explorers and conquistadors introduce to the Americas in the 1500s?

• goats

• horses

• sheep

• cows

• pigs

The Spanish influenced the ranching and farming of Texas by:

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• 1 - bringing cattle and horses to Texas

• 2 - bringing irrigation practices to Texas

• 3 - bringing new crops to Texas

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• Ranching and farming is also known as -

• geography

• agriculture

• economy

• chronological

1 - Natural Texas and Its People

2 - Age of Contact

3 - Spanish Colonial

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• Texas History is divided into time periods called ____ to help organize information about the past.

• eras

• regions

• chronologicals

• cultures

History is often divided into "eras" with similar characteristics in order to organize information about the past. Which of these answers are the first THREE [3] eras of Texas History?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Texas Revolution

• Age of Contact

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• Spanish Colonial Era

Which TWO [2] of these events happened in 1519?

• Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda mapped the Texas coast

• Coronado found the Seven Cities of Cibola

• LaSalle established a French fort at the mouth of the Mississippi River

• Cortez established the first Spanish settlement in the "new world"

• * Pineda mapped the Texas coast

• * Cortez conquered the Aztecs

• * The first Spanish settlement was built

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In what year did these events happen?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1685

• 1718

Cabeza de Vaca's book La Relacion led to -

• Columbus's voyage of discovery

• Cortez conquering the Aztecs

• people learning more about the land and native people of Texas

• French exploration of the "new world"

• * survived a shipwreck in Texas

• * walked through Texas and Mexico

• * wrote stories of land rich in treasures

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Which Spanish explorer is being described? [hint: his book La Relacion directly led to more Spanish explorers searching the areas of Texas to find territory and wealth]

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Columbus

• Cortez

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in 1519?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Cortez

• Columbus

• Coronado

Which lands in the "new world" did Cortez claim for his country of Spain?

• Mexico

• Texas

• Canada

• South America