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Final World

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name La Malinche goes by is

a)

Madonna

b)

Cher

c)

Dona Marina

d)

Xicalango

2.

What is one thing we shouldn't consider when looking at information online

a)

If your friend retweeted it

b)

Who is behind the information

c)

What is the evidence?

d)

What do other sources say?

3.

What does lateral reading mean?

a)

Open up a new tab and research

b)

Lay down and read

c)

read a book about the topic

d)

Ask Alexa

4.

Who was Cortes fight against?

a)

Hernan

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Maya

d)

Montezuma

5.

Colonization means

a)

To learn about the culture of indigenous people

b)

settling and establishing control over indigenous people

c)

Living with your friends in new area

d)

Moving cross country

6.

Mestizos are....

a)

A mix of European and Amerindian heritage

b)

Mexican-Americans

c)

French and Spanish

d)

Aztec and Mayan

7.

How did Malinche end up in the hands of Cortes?

a)

Slave trade

b)

Met him while exploring

c)

The aztecs sent her to him with a message

d)

She was his wife

8.

The word Conquistador means

a)

Army

b)

Conqueror

c)

Leader

d)

Warrior

9.

What skill was very useful for Malinche to provide?

a)

Interpreter

b)

cook

c)

steamstress

d)

teacher

10.
Who was the man responsible for freeing the continent of South America?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
11.
Father Miguel Hidalgo led an independence movement for which country?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
12.
Which historical figure best completes this chart comparing revolutionary leaders?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
T'oussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
Simon Bolivar
13.
____________ were wealthy white Spanish residents of Latin America who were born in the Spanish colonies
a)
Mulattos
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizo
d)
Peninsulares
14.
Mixed-race people of White Spaniards and Native American parents were ______________.
a)
Mestizo
b)
Mulatto
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Creoles
15.
______________ was known as the "George Washington of South America".
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Jose' de San Martin
16.
The desire of people with the same language, history, and customs for self-rule is known as _____________.
a)
Racism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Militarism
d)
Alliances
17.
Which European nation controlled Haiti?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
18.
Which Latin American nation was the first to gain its independence?
a)
Haiti
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
Ecuador
19.
What was a desire of Simon Bolivar?
a)
to unite South America into one nation
b)
to unite the Caribbean islands into one nation 
c)
to unite European nations into one nation
d)
to unite Africa into one country
20.
What group was at the top of the Latin American social hierarchy?
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mulattos
21.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt against France?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture 
d)
Jose de San Martin
22.
Where was the only successful slave revolt in history?
a)
Cuba
b)
Ecuador
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
23.
What influenced the leaders of Latin American independence movements?
a)
the English Civil War
b)
the French and Indian War
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
the Crusades
24.
Who was the leader of the Mexican revolution?
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Jose de San Martin
25.
What did the American Revolution, Enlightenment, and French Revolution inspire?
a)
Latin American Revolutions
b)
the Industrial Revolution
c)
Imperialism
d)
Socialism
26.

Bias in the media can influence the reader to feel

a)

positively towards an issue

b)

negatively towards an issue

c)

either positively or negatively toward

27.
Multiple Accounts and Perspectives
a)
help us get an accurate picture of the past
b)
are original documents and objects created at the time of study.
c)
identify and answer questions about the origins of the source.
d)
locate events and sources in time and space.
28.

Evaluate

a)

to reach a conclusion based on an assumption

b)

investigate

c)

to examine / judge carefully

d)

discover/reveal

29.
Context
a)
helps us get an accurate picture of the past
b)
is original documents and objects created at the time of study.
c)
identifies and answers questions about the origins of the source.
d)
locates events and sources in time and space.
30.

Bias

a)

a person's role in an event (i.e. a witness or a person in a fight

b)

comes from people who were not present at the event

c)

first hand account of events

d)

an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people or events

31.

The following questions represent which Historical Thinking skill?

What do other documents say? Do the documents agree? If not, why? What are other possible documents? What documents are most reliable?

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Close Reading

d)

Sourcing

32.
A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
33.

Placing the event in time and place of when it happened in order to understand what circumstances may have influenced the document is...

a)

Sourcing

b)

Contextualization

c)

Corroboration

d)

Close Reading

34.

Understanding who the author of a document is, and examining his or her reliability is an example of..

a)

Sourcing

b)

Contextualization

c)

Corroboration

d)

Close Reading

35.

A History textbook is an example of a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

36.

Which religion started in India?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

37.

Which religion started in Israel?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduisum

c)

Taoism

38.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

39.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

40.

Belief in Hinduism that your next life will depend on your good or bad deeds in this life. The cycle of cause and effect.

a)

holy

b)

karma

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Vedas

41.
What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common? 
a)
They are all monotheistic.
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
c)
They are all based on the same holy book.
d)
They are all separated into three main branches.
42.
According to Buddhists, all life is.....
a)
Enjoyment
b)
Gratifying
c)
Disasterous
d)
Suffering
43.
What religion uses this symbol?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
44.
What religion uses this symbol?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
45.
What religion uses this symbol?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
46.
What religion uses this symbol?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
47.
What religion does this symbol come from?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
48.
Who was the man responsible for freeing the continent of South America?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
49.
Which historical figure best completes this chart comparing revolutionary leaders?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
T'oussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Jose de San Martin
d)
Simon Bolivar
50.
____________ were wealthy white Spanish residents of Latin America who were born in the Spanish colonies
a)
Mulattos
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizo
d)
Peninsulares
51.
Mixed-race people of White Spaniards and Native American parents were ______________.
a)
Mestizo
b)
Mulatto
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Creoles
52.
The desire of people with the same language, history, and customs for self-rule is known as _____________.
a)
Racism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Militarism
d)
Alliances
53.
Who tried to create their own government and vowed to write their own constitution?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
King Louis XVI
c)
The Clergy
d)
The emigres
54.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American  Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
55.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
56.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
57.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
58.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
59.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
60.
In 1789, the hungry women of Paris marched to Versailles and 
a)
forced the King to return to Paris
b)
demanded that the King abdicate
c)
demanded that the King leave France
d)
all of the above
61.
What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille?
a)
Bastille was symbol to the people of France representing years of kindness by the monarchy
b)
it represented a challenge to the Old Regime
c)
the event was ignored by most of the French and proved the revolution was unpopular
d)
most French today argue that the Storming of the Bastille was not important
62.

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

all the estates were taxed equally

b)

the upper classes paid the most taxes

c)

the poorest classes paid all the taxes

d)

the third estate was the wealthiest

63.

Which of the following are the three G's of Exploration?

a)

God, Grace, Glory

b)

Grace, God, Greed

c)

Greed, Gold , Glory

d)

God, Gold, Glory

64.

Who was the Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire?

a)

Cortez

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Columbus

d)

Pineda

65.

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

a)

They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.

b)

They wanted to spread their religion to Asia

c)

They wanted to practice their navigating skills.

d)

They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

66.

Ponce de Leon encountered the Calusa Tribe in Florida who ultimately kill him. The Calusa are an example of ......

a)

Circumnavigation

b)

Commerce

c)

Indigenous people

d)

Migrates

67.

To buy and sell goods is called?

a)

Circumnavigation

b)

Commerce

c)

Ponce De Leon

d)

colonization

68.

Ponce De Leon with forever be remember as the explore that trying to find the mystical fountain of youth. This is his .....

a)

Commerce

b)

Legacy

c)

Native tribes

69.

Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.


What does circumnavigate mean ?

a)

To find the fountain of youth

b)

To go to North America

c)

to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water.

d)

To explore new lands

70.

Ponce De Leon conquer the island of Puerto Rico for the Spanish. This is an example of .....

a)

Commerce

b)

Colonization

c)

Legacy

d)

circumnavigate

71.

Cortez .........the Aztecs after defeating Montezuma for the Spanish King.

a)

emancipated

b)

colonized

c)

assimilated

d)

controlled

72.

A settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to the homeland?

a)

Colony

b)

Country

c)

Settlement

d)

Homeland

73.
What country sponsored Juan Ponce De Leon?
a)
America
b)
Spain
c)
India
d)
Mexico
74.
Ponce De Leon discovered the following valuable land.
a)
Puerto Rico and Florida
b)
New Mexico and Spain
c)
America and India 
d)
Italy and Portugal 
75.
What was the "Fountain of Youth"?
a)
It was believed that if you drank from it you would stay old forever.
b)
It was believed that if you drank from it you would stay young forever.
c)
It was a place where all the young people lived.
d)
A waterfall located in Spain 
76.
All of the following were accomplishments of Ponce de Leon
a)
Found gold in Puerto Rico and was the first to step foot in what is now the continental United States, in Florida.
b)
He discovered a shorter trading route to India and found America.
c)
He discovered the Pacific Ocean. 
d)
He discovered what is now known as India.