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The Spanish Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements about the Spanish Empire are FALSE?

a)

One of the largest empires in history

b)

It was started by Dora the Explorer

c)

One of the first global empires

d)

Once the largest empire in the world

2.

Spain and Portugal are two countries located on the?

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Floridian Peninsula

d)

Italian Peninsula

3.

Who's marriage unified Spain under one monarchy?

a)

Isabella I and Ferdinand V

b)

Dora and Boots

c)

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

d)

Rasputin and Catherine

4.

Why did Spain and Portugal have the support of the Catholic Church?

a)

They were devout Catholics

b)

They were Protestant

c)

They paid the church to go away

d)

They wanted to take the Pope's power

5.

What did Portugal get first, that would cause Spain to send explorers west?

a)

Dora the Explorer

b)

trade routes to India and Asia

c)

the Pope

d)

gold

6.

What islands did Spain capture in 1479?

a)

Galapagos Islands

b)

Hawaiian Islands

c)

Philippine Islands

d)

Canary Islands

7.

What country did Christopher Columbus go to before he asked the Spanish Monarchy for help with his voyage?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

China

d)

Portugal

8.

What treaty did Spain and Portugal sign to divide up the world?

a)

Treaty of Tortillas

b)

Treaty of Milan

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Augsburg

9.

What was the motto of the Conquistadors?

a)

For Gold, God, and Glory!

b)

For Games, Glory, and Gold!

c)

To infinite and beyond!

d)

Gold

10.

How many Viceroyalities did Spain have in the Americas?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

5

d)

2

11.

Spanish farms in the colonies were centered around large houses called?

a)

palaces

b)

haciendas

c)

pueblos

d)

casa

12.

The Spanish Empire conquered what three Native Empires?

a)

The Aztec, Mayan, and Inca

b)

The Assyrian, Egyptian, Babylonian

c)

The Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Colombian

d)

The Incan, Persian, and Roman

13.

Viceroyalities are run by a ______ for the king?

a)

President

b)

King

c)

Pope

d)

Viceroy

14.

What year did Spain begin to bring slaves to their colonies?

a)

1558

b)

1492

c)

722

d)

1505

15.

Simon Bolivar helped liberate how many South American countries from Spain?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

0

d)

9