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WorksheetsChp. 4 5th SS
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
to find a short router to the Indies
to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella he could make the journey
to take part in the Columbian Exchange
to discover the Bahama Islands
Which of the following was not a reason Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies?
Spain wanted him to start a colony
He delivered people and animals to the new land
He wanted to learn the language of the Taino
The Spanish wanted the riches of the land
Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange
Sharing riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere
Moving people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit
using misssionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere
What did not happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep and pigs to the Western Hemisphere
Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa and beans
Many Indians died from overwork and the diseases brought over by the Europeans
Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land
How did Columbus's voyages impact the America's?
Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas
Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies
The Indians returned to Asia with Columbus
The Indians showed the Europeans how to breed stronger horses
Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?
larger forces, better weapons, and horses
metal armor, muskets, horses and allies
stone weapons, muskets, and allies
disease, allies and more men
After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan Empire?
Pizarro
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Cortes
What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire?
New Portugal
New Spain
Lima
Peru
Which happened first in Spain's search for gold?
Esteban was killed by the Zuni people in what is now New Mexico
Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest
The kingdom of Cibola was discovered far north of Mexico
Coronado explored what is now the American Southwest
Which happened after Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico?
Coronado continued the search for Cibola
Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked off the Texas coast
Zuni people joined another expedition to find Cibola
The Spanish abandoned their search for the kingdom
Sequence the groups in New Spain's colonial society from most to least powerful.
peninsulares, Africans and Indians, creoles, mestizos
Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles, peninsulares
peninsulares, Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians
Which best describes the Indians' life on an encomienda
They had large farms and many workers
They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians
They were wealthy and powerful landowners who wanted to become Christians
They ran small businesses making furniture or clothing to sell to settlers
Why did the Spanish landowners want to keep slaves?
The slaves made them rich
They could replace slaves easily
They helped with the slaves' education
The slaves didn't eat much
What was Las Casas's point of view on the Indians in the encomienda system?
He wanted all slavery to end
He supported slavery
He supported their work on farms, but not in mines
He wanted to increase the number of slaves
How did having Indian allies help Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
Why do archaeologists today find evidence of the ancient Aztec capital right in the center of Mexico City
How did Spain become one of the most powerful countries in the world in the 1600's?
If you time traveled to the past, what culture that we've read about would your want to be a part of (for example: Incan, Mayan, Aztec, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Viking)? What makes you choose this culture?
