WorksheetsNew Mexico History Chapters 3.1 and 3.2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the Silk Road?
A road made by the Romans that was so smooth it was like riding on silk.
The route that European and Asian traders used to trade goods like silk and spices.
A road made out of silk. It didn't last very long.
The route between Mexico and New Mexico.
Who were the rulers of Spain at the time of Christopher Columbus?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King Kong and Fay Wray
King Henry and Queen Elizabeth
Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
What was Christopher Columbus' goal when he sailed west?
He wanted to find America
He wanted to see if the earth was really flat
He wanted to find a shorter route to Asia
He wanted to find the Seven Cities of Gold
The Catholic priest who became a critic of Spain’s encomienda policy was
Hernán Cortés
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolomé de Las Casas
The Columbian Exchange
The exchange of new foods between Europe and the Americas
The exchange rate between Spanish pesos and Mexican gold
The route between Europe and Asia used for trade
The route between Mexico and New Mexico
The Spanish word for conqueror is
Columbian Exchange
Cortez
conquistador
encomienda
Tribute is
money and goods given to someone who is above you politically.
a game the conquistadors played
the name of Christopher Columbus' sailing ship
How Cabeza de Vaca made it to New Spain
An encomienda is
Spanish policy that granted land and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers and colonists
A form of tribute the Indians had to pay.
The kind of muskets the Spanish used to defeat the Acomans.
The road between Mexico and New Mexico
This man set out to explore Florida but was lost in the Gulf of Mexico
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Pánfilo de Narváez
Juan de Zaldivar
This man set out to explore Florida, but eventually made his way back to Mexico. He wrote a book about North America.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Pánfilo de Narváez
Marcos de Niza
Christopher Columbus
The first African in North America, he was killed by Indians near Zuni.
Pánfilo de Narváez
Marcos de Niza
Estéban
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
He led the expedition to find the 7 Cities of Cibola, and he claimed that he had found them.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Estéban
Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
He led the 1540 expedition that went all the way to Kansas in search of Quivera, the golden city.
Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Don Juan de Onate
Juan de Zaldivar
The territory of New Mexico's first governor.
Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Don Juan de Onate
Juan de Zaldivar
Onate's nephew, his death at Acoma sparked the Acoma massacre.
Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Don Juan de Onate
Juan de Zaldivar
Another name for the City of Gold the Spanish wanted to find
Cibola
El Morro
Acoma
El Camino Real
The Pueblo at which Estevan died.
Cibola
Háwikah (Zuni)
Quivira (Kansas)
Jornada de Muerto
The King's road that went from Mexico city into New Mexico
El Camino Real
Jornada de Muerto
Ohkay Owingeh
El Morro
The section of the Camino Real that does not follow the river. The lack of water can make this portion of the journey deadly.
Háwikah
Ohkay Owingeh
Jornada de Muerto
El Morro
San Gabriel
The name of New Mexico's first capitol
The saint to led the conquistadors into battle.
The first governor of New Mexico
The name of Christopher Columbus' ship
Acoma
A pueblo atop a mesa that refused to give the Spanish tribute
The name of the first governor of New Mexico
The Queen of Spain at the time of Christopher Columbus
The route between Europe and Asia taken by traders.
A tall cliff that many people have carved their names into.
El Morro
Estevan
El Camino Real
the Jornada del Muerte
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, vanilla, cacao, and chili peppers are native to
Asia
Europe
the Americas
Rice, wheat, barley, oats, coffee, sugarcane, bananas, melons, olives are native to
Asia
Europe
the Americas
Which of these events happened first?
Pánfilo de Narváez set out to explore Florida.
Fray Marcos travels north to search for the Seven Cities of Cibola
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
The Acoma Revolt
Which of these events happened last?
Coronado and his men discover the Grand Canyon
The Acoma Revolt
Christopher Columbus sets sail to find a western route to India
Onate travels up the Camino Real
