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WorksheetsSpanish Exploration 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
A Spanish soldier-adventurer who was sent to the New World to claim land and find natural resources were known as
a)
travelers
b)
soldiers
c)
explorers
d)
conquistadores
2.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration?
a)
Geography
b)
God
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
3.
What was the primary function of Missions in New Spain?
a)
To claim gold for King Fernand I
b)
To convert indigenous people to Catholisim
c)
To govern New SPain
d)
To help build one Nation under God with Liberty and Justice for All
4.
Which of the following were an effect of the Missions on Indigenous people
a)
Their cultures were eventually replaced by Spanish culture
b)
They began to build roads and help the Spanish survive the winter.
c)
They all moved to Spain
d)
They were able to fuse together particles to make an atom
5.
What was the greatest advantage that Europeans had in defeating the indgenious?
a)
Europeans were immune to small pox and other diseases while the indgenous were not
b)
The Europeans believed in God and the indigenous did not
c)
The indigenous did not speak Spanish and the Europeans did
d)
The indigenous were easily tired out.
6.
Which of the following IS NOT an example of Culture Erasure?
a)
Aztec is no longer widely spoken and has been replaced by Spanish
b)
Catholicism is the major religion in most Spanish Speaking Countries
c)
We are unsure about many of the indigenous cultures that existed before the Spanish arrived.
d)
Incan ceremonies still take place Peru
7.
Which of the following ARE NOT a primary function of Spanish Missions
a)
To convert Indigenous to Catholcism
b)
To establish settlements
c)
To build positive relationships between the Spanish and the Indgenious
d)
To represent the government at the border of New Spain
8.
According to the passage, which of the following was the primary effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?
a)
Missions established trade between Native Americans and missionaries.
b)
Native Americans fought each other over control of the Spanish missionaries.
c)
Missionaries forced Native Americans to adopt Spanish culture and religious beliefs.
d)
Native Americans starved because buffalo were killed off by the missionaries.
9.
Rayne used to live in Texas, her family never lived in one place more than a few months, they lived in tepees since they easy to pack up. They followed the buffalo heard from one place to another.
What Indeginous Culture is Rayne a member of?
What Indeginous Culture is Rayne a member of?
a)
Plain
b)
Pueblo
c)
Gulf
d)
Southeastern
10.
Cayla lives in Texas. She lives in the largest region of Texas. It rains a lot in this region and it is the furthest east.
What region does Cayla live in
What region does Cayla live in
a)
Mountain and Basin
b)
Great Plain
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
11.
Which of the following correctly identifies the Moutain and Basins Region
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
12.
Which of the following statements is true as we travel west across Texas
HINT - Traveling west is when we get in our cars in Houston and Drive to El Paso
HINT - Traveling west is when we get in our cars in Houston and Drive to El Paso
a)
The elevation of the land decreases and the humidity increases
b)
The elevation of the land increases and humidity decreases
c)
The elevation of the land increases and the humidity increases
d)
The elevation of the land decreases and the humidity decreases
13.
Which of the following correctly identifies the Central Plains
a)
1
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
14.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
a)
a person's children, grandchildren, and so on
b)
the planting of seeds to grow food
c)
a system of ruling or running a town or country
d)
a person who collects plants and hunts wild animals for food
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