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WorksheetsContext of Spanish Colonialism
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
The barbarians who occupied Spain starting in 500 AD
Visigoths
Vandals
Moors
Ostrogoths
The empire which the Moors belonged to
Islamic Empire
Mongolian Empire
Roman Empire
African Empire
What was the reconquista?
The series of events with the goal of driving the Muslims out of Spain
The ascension of El Cid to the throne
The division of the world by Pope Alexander VI
The rule of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Who was El Cid?
He led the first successful reconquista.
He was was the first king of Spain.
He discovered Portugal.
He was the last Moorish King.
Who was Boabdil?
He led the first successful reconquista.
He was was the first king of Spain.
He discovered Portugal.
He was the last Moorish King.
What was the FIRST Spanish city that was freed from the Muslims?
Valencia
Aragon
Castille
Seville
Where are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella from? (Choose TWO answers.)
Valencia
Aragon
Castille
Seville
Henry the Navigator contributed the following EXCEPT:
He discovered America.
He started a school of navigation.
He helped in the creation of the caravel.
He used his own money for his million dreams that are keeping him awake.
Why did Henry the Navigator pick Sagres Point, Portugal as the site for the new school?
Because they could see a hint of a faraway land from it
Because it was cheap
Because the magical navigation fairies lived there
Because it was the home of Henry the Navigator
Which place did Portugal NOT explore?
America
Africa
India
Spice Islands
What was the Inquisition?
Trying to find the non-Roman Catholics in the land
Trying to find the route to Asia
The exploration of new lands
Selling spices
What was the last Spanish city that fell from the hands of the Moors?
Granada
Valencia
Castille
Aragon
"You do well, my son, to cry like a (a) for what you could not defend as a man."
What is a cartographer?
Maker of maps
Maker of carts
Maker of graphs
Maker of ships
Why was there a Treaty of Tordesillas?
The Portuguese and the Spaniards kept fighting over new territory.
The Portuguese prince married a Spanish princess.
Portugal and Spain wanted to split up.
Magellan wanted to be a Spaniard.
The first Spanish who arrived in the Philippines
Magellan
Legazpi
Villalobos
Philip II
The first Spanish who colonized the Philippines
Magellan
Legazpi
Villalobos
Philip II
The Spaniard who named the Philippines
Magellan
Legazpi
Villalobos
Philip II
Where we got the name Philippines from
Magellan
Legazpi
Villalobos
Philip II
What was the most important commodity during the time of Magellan?
spices
gold
silk
maps
Who was Enrique de Malacca?
The slave and friend of Magellan
The spy of Lapulapu
The prince who betrayed Humabon
The captain of the Concepcion
Why did Magellan switch his nationality to Spanish?
Because he did not get along with the king of Portugal
Because his wife asked him to
Because only Spain had knowledge of navigation
Because he hated Henry the Navigator
What was Antonio Pigafetta's job in the fleet of Magellan?
chronicler
cartographer
translator
hugger
Which one is NOT one of Magellan's ships?
Leonor
Concepcion
Trinidad
VIctoria
Which ship of Magellan was burned by the natives in Cebu?
Concepcion
Santiago
San Antonio
Trinidad
Victoria
Which ship of Magellan was lost in a storm?
Concepcion
Santiago
San Antonio
Trinidad
Victoria
Which ship of Magellan was the flagship?
Concepcion
Santiago
San Antonio
Trinidad
Victoria
Which ship of Magellan was able to return to Spain?
Concepcion
Santiago
San Antonio
Trinidad
Victoria
Which ship of Magellan turned back to Spain after a mutiny in Port San Julian?
Concepcion
Santiago
San Antonio
Trinidad
Victoria
Which one was upset because of freebies?
Humabon
Lapulapu
Which one cooperated with the Spaniards in order to try to get rid of the other?
Humabon
Lapulapu
Which one tried to learn the weakness of the foreigners?
Humabon
Lapulapu
Why did the king of Spain decide to send more expeditions after Magellan's?
Because the good brought back by Victoria was worth so much more than the actual cost of the expedition
Because the Spaniards heard about the hospitality of Lapulapu and his men
Because they wanted to swim in the Pacific Ocean
Because he wanted to give Humabon freebies
