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WorksheetsSpain: Geography & Cultures
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the southern most region in Spain?
Cataluña
Galicia
Andalucía
Portugal
Which region is considered the 10th Scottish Kingdom or 7th Celtic Nation?
Castilla
Galicia
País Vasco
Murcia
Which region has the greatest influence of Moorish culture?
Andalucía
Cataluña
Castilla
País Vasco
Which region did Queen Isabella come from?
Cataluña
Castilla
Galicia
Andalucía
Which region has the most unique language (not a Romance language)?
Castilla
Cataluña
Galicia
País Vasco
In what region is Catalán spoken?
Galicia
Cataluña
Andalucía
Castilla
In what region is Castellano spoken?
Cataluña
Galicia
Castilla
País Vasco
In what region is Gallego spoken?
Galicia
Castilla
Cataluña
País Vasco
In what region is Euskera spoken?
Castilla
Galicia
País Vasco
Extremadura
Which language is a Sephardic Jewish language unique to Spain which is a mixture of Medieval Spanish, Hebrew, and Turkish?
Castellano
Gallego
Ladino
Catalán
What type of Spanish is taught at St. Francis Prep?
Euskera
Catalán
Castellano
Gallego
What ocean borders the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What large sea borders the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula?
Caspian Sea
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What narrow body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa?
The English Channel
The Bay of Biscay
The Straits of Gibraltar
The Gulf if Sidra
What modern African nation is closest to the southern coast of Spain?
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
Egypt
What other modern country shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain?
France
Portugal
Scotland
Morocco
What mountain range separates France from Spain?
The Alps
The Pyrenees
The Apennines
The Carpathians
What small country sits on the border of France and Spain?
Andorra
Tunis
Belgium
Monaco
What modern country is on Spain's northeast border?
Great Britain
Algeria
France
Switzerland
In which region is Madrid located?
Galicia
Andalucía
Castilla
Cataluña
Which culture was first on the Iberian Peninsula?
Los Íberos
Los Celtas
Los Fenicios
Los Griegos
When did the Celts arrive on the Iberian Peninsula?
Stone Age
Iron Age
Ice Age
Middle Ages
Which culture created the first foreign trading colony which they called Gadir?
Los Fenicios
Los Griegos
Los Cartagineses
Los Romanos
Which culture named the Iberian Peninsula after the people they first encountered?
Los Fenicios
Los Griegos
Los Cartagineses
Los Romanos
In what year did the Phoenicians first arrive to the peninsula?
3000 b.c.
1200 b.c.
1100 b.c.
800 b.c.
Besides Cádiz, what other modern city was founded by the Phoenicians?
Málaga
Ampurias
Sagunto
Cartagena
Where were the Phoenicians from?
modern day Egypt
modern day Lebanon
modern day Libya
modern day Tunisia
Which is NOT a contribution of the Phoenicians?
the potter's wheel
the Alphabet
agricultural advancements
the legal system
What agricultural products were brought over by the Phoenicians and the Greeks?
figs & grapes
wheat & other grains
olives & grapes
olives & wheat
What Iberian sculpture was inspired by the Greeks?
La Señora del Paraíso
La Dama del Elche
La Rosa Eterna
La Niña Brava
Which modern city in Spain was a former Greek colony?
Sagunto
Cádiz
Rosas
Córdoba
What city means little Carthage?
Málaga
Gadir
Ampurias
Cartagena
What were the Carthaginians known for?
peaceful relations with their neighbors
a strong navy
skilled diplomats
advanced farming
What unusual animal was used by Hannibal Barca's cavalry?
giraffes
mules
elephants
hawks
Who did the Carthaginians fight during the Punic Wars?
the Celts
the Romans
the Greeks
the Phoenicians
What does the word "punic" (the Punic Wars) come from?
it was the Greek name for the Carthaginians
it was the Iberian name for the Carthaginians
it was the Phoenician name for the Carthaginians
it was the Roman name for the Carthaginians
What was the Roman name for the Provence of Spain?
Ispanyol
Iberia
Hispania
España
Which famous Roman philosopher was born in Spain?
Trajano
Seneca
Adriano
Marcus Aurelius
Which culture was part of the diaspora which migrated to Spain after the destruction of their temple?
the Phoenicians
the Sephardim
the Visigoths
the Moors
What Talmudist scholar was born in Córdoba, Spain?
Seneca
Averroes
Moses Maimonides
St. Isodore
Who invited the Visigoths into Spain in 716 A.D.?
Los Cartagineses
Los Romanos
Los Judios
Los Moros
What city was the capital of Spain under the Visigoths?
Madrid
Cádiz
Toledo
Sagunto
Which Visigoth king converted Spain to Roman Catholicism?
Reccared II
St. Isidore
Reccared I
Baruch Spinoza
Which region in Spain was never conquered by any of the cultures we studied?
Andalucía
País Vasco
Galicia
Castilla
In what year did the Moors invade Spain?
711 B.C.
305 A.D.
711 A.D.
1492 A.D.
Who were the Moors?
Spanish speaking people from Morocco
Berbers from North Africa
Egyptian invaders
merchants from Lebanon
Which Moorish philosopher applied the study of Aristotle to Islamic theology?
Ibn Rushd
Menahem ben Saruq
Moses Maimonides
Judah Halevi
What Catholic monarchs conquered the last Moorish kingdom?
Victoria & Carlos IV
Elizabeth & Fernando
Isabella & Ferdinand
Isadora & Francisco
In what year did the last Moorish kingdom fall to the Spanish?
711 A.D.
1598 A.D.
1100 B.C.
1492 A.D..
Which Spanish word did NOT come from an Arabic word?
ojalá
álgebra
agua
brújula
