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New Mexico History Chapters 3.1 and 3.2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

A road made by the Romans that was so smooth it was like riding on silk.

b)

The route that European and Asian traders used to trade goods like silk and spices.

c)

A road made out of silk. It didn't last very long.

d)

The route between Mexico and New Mexico.

2.

Who were the rulers of Spain at the time of Christopher Columbus?

a)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

b)

King Kong and Fay Wray

c)

King Henry and Queen Elizabeth

d)

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro

3.

What was Christopher Columbus' goal when he sailed west?

a)

He wanted to find America

b)

He wanted to see if the earth was really flat

c)

He wanted to find a shorter route to Asia

d)

He wanted to find the Seven Cities of Gold

4.

The Catholic priest who became a critic of Spain’s encomienda policy was

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Bartolomé de Las Casas

5.

The Columbian Exchange

a)

The exchange of new foods between Europe and the Americas

b)

The exchange rate between Spanish pesos and Mexican gold

c)

The route between Europe and Asia used for trade

d)

The route between Mexico and New Mexico

6.

The Spanish word for conqueror is

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Cortez

c)

conquistador

d)

encomienda

7.

Tribute is

a)

money and goods given to someone who is above you politically.

b)

a game the conquistadors played

c)

the name of Christopher Columbus' sailing ship

d)

How Cabeza de Vaca made it to New Spain

8.

An encomienda is

a)

Spanish policy that granted land and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers and colonists

b)

A form of tribute the Indians had to pay.

c)

The kind of muskets the Spanish used to defeat the Acomans.

d)

The road between Mexico and New Mexico

9.

This man set out to explore Florida but was lost in the Gulf of Mexico

a)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Pánfilo de Narváez

d)

Juan de Zaldivar

10.

This man set out to explore Florida, but eventually made his way back to Mexico. He wrote a book about North America.

a)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Pánfilo de Narváez

c)

Marcos de Niza

d)

Christopher Columbus

11.

The first African in North America, he was killed by Indians near Zuni.

a)

Pánfilo de Narváez

b)

Marcos de Niza

c)

Estéban

d)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

12.

He led the expedition to find the 7 Cities of Cibola, and he claimed that he had found them.

a)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Estéban

c)

Marcos de Niza

d)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

13.

He led the 1540 expedition that went all the way to Kansas in search of Quivera, the golden city.

a)

Marcos de Niza

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Don Juan de Onate

d)

Juan de Zaldivar

14.

The territory of New Mexico's first governor.

a)

Marcos de Niza

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Don Juan de Onate

d)

Juan de Zaldivar

15.

Onate's nephew, his death at Acoma sparked the Acoma massacre.

a)

Marcos de Niza

b)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

c)

Don Juan de Onate

d)

Juan de Zaldivar

16.

Another name for the City of Gold the Spanish wanted to find

a)

Cibola

b)

El Morro

c)

Acoma

d)

El Camino Real

17.

The Pueblo at which Estevan died.

a)

Cibola

b)

Háwikah (Zuni)

c)

Quivira (Kansas)

d)

Jornada de Muerto

18.

The King's road that went from Mexico city into New Mexico

a)

El Camino Real

b)

Jornada de Muerto

c)

Ohkay Owingeh

d)

El Morro

19.

The section of the Camino Real that does not follow the river. The lack of water can make this portion of the journey deadly.

a)

Háwikah

b)

Ohkay Owingeh

c)

Jornada de Muerto

d)

El Morro

20.

San Gabriel

a)

The name of New Mexico's first capitol

b)

The saint to led the conquistadors into battle.

c)

The first governor of New Mexico

d)

The name of Christopher Columbus' ship

21.

Acoma

a)

A pueblo atop a mesa that refused to give the Spanish tribute

b)

The name of the first governor of New Mexico

c)

The Queen of Spain at the time of Christopher Columbus

d)

The route between Europe and Asia taken by traders.

22.

A tall cliff that many people have carved their names into.

a)

El Morro

b)

Estevan

c)

El Camino Real

d)

the Jornada del Muerte

23.

Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, vanilla, cacao, and chili peppers are native to

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

the Americas

24.

Rice, wheat, barley, oats, coffee, sugarcane, bananas, melons, olives are native to

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

the Americas

25.

Which of these events happened first?

a)

Pánfilo de Narváez set out to explore Florida.

b)

Fray Marcos travels north to search for the Seven Cities of Cibola

c)

Cortez conquers the Aztecs

d)

The Acoma Revolt

26.

Which of these events happened last?

a)

Coronado and his men discover the Grand Canyon

b)

The Acoma Revolt

c)

Christopher Columbus sets sail to find a western route to India

d)

Onate travels up the Camino Real