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WorksheetsEl Camino Real Project Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a paraje?
a horse
a campsite
a supply wagon
a fort
Where is Mexico City located on the map?
A
B
E
What did the native people call El Rio Grande?
"dangerous waters"
"dividing waters of the north"
P'Osoge or "the big river"
The oldest continuously occupied governmental building in the United States is...
the Palace of the Governors
La Villa de Albuquerque
San Elizario
Santa Fe, New Mexico would be at what location on the map?
A
B
C
D
El Camino Real reaches past Santa Fe in the north, all the way to...
Ciudad Chihuahua
Durango, CO
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
During the Spanish Colonial period New Mexico was divided into two administrative units. They were:
El Rio Grande del Norte and Rio Bravo
Rio Arriba (the upper river) and Rio Abajo (the lower river)
Jornada del Muerto and Parajes
What is at location D on the map?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
El Camino Real was not just a major trade route. It also made possible the exchange of ideas, languages, traditions, and customs.
True
False
Where is Madrid, Spain on the map?
A
B
D
E
El Paso, Texas, as well as Socorro, Belen, and Tome, are modern cities along the old El Camino Real.
True
False
During the Spanish Colonial period, it took about 4 1/2 months for a letter to travel from Santa Fe to Madrid, Spain.
True
False
Gallup, New Mexico was the largest settlement along El Camino Real.
True
False
What is at location C on the map?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea
El Camino Real is the earliest European American trade route in the United States.
True
False
The National Parks Service recognizes El Camino Real as a historic route for tourists.
True
False
Spanish settlers were the first people to inhabit all the land along El Camino Real.
True
False
El Camino Real spans approximately...
500 miles
825 miles
1600 miles
El Rancho de las Golondrinas was once a paraje. Today, it is...
an expansive mansion.
an amphitheater where cowboys perform trick roping.
a living history museum showing what New Mexico life was like in the colonial days.
Jornada de Muerto is ...
"The Dead Man's Journey," the longest stretch of the original El Camino Real.
an 80 mile, 2-day trek
where Bernardo Gruber died while fleeing the Holy Office of the Inquisition in 1670.
All of the above. (Hint - pick this one!)
