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Mexico History

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following native peoples had a calendar?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Toltecs

d)

Olmecs

2.

Which of the following were the earliest known native people in Mexico?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Toltecs

c)

Olmecs

d)

Mayans

3.
Spanish conquerors of Latin America
a)
Mesoamericans
b)
Conquistadors
c)
Emperor
Emperor
Emperors
d)
Indigenous
4.
How did Mexico gain its independence?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo led a revolution against the Spanish and French forces in 1810. In 1910 another revolution was held to fight against the dictators.
b)
Emiliano Zapata led a revolution against the Spanish and French forces in 1810.
c)
It won it in an election.
d)
It's still under Spanish control.
5.
Mexico was once a colony of ________?
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain 
c)
Spain
d)
Africa
6.

Who brought the Spanish culture to Mexico?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Mr. Moses

c)

Cortez

d)

Ferdinand

7.

Why do most Mexican's speak Spanish?

a)

Cortez came to Mexico from Spain

b)

The Mayans were Spanish

c)

The Aztecs were Spanish

8.

What are mestizos?

a)

A combination of American and Spanish people

b)

A combination of French and Spanish people

c)

A combination of European and Indian people

9.
What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?
a)
Smog / Air Pollution
b)
Extraction of Natural Resources
c)
Deforestation
d)
Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)
10.
What attracts the most people to the Yucatan Peninsula? 
a)
Music
b)
Tourism 
c)
Farming 
d)
Limestone
11.
The body of water on the Eastern side of Mexico is:
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Lake Ontario
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Gulf
12.
What is the most popular religion of Latin America?
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Buddhism 
c)
Creole
d)
Islam
13.
What is the name of the civilization that built a capital Tenochtitlan?
a)
Olmec 
b)
Maya 
c)
Aztecs 
d)
Comanche 
14.
Who destroyed the Aztec Empire?
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
Mrs. Ashlock
d)
The Evil Queen
15.

The proper way to label 3000 years ago

a)

1000 BC

b)

1000 AD

c)

BCE 300

d)

1000 CE

16.

Who overtook the Aztecs in 1520?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Mexicans

17.

What continents is it on

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

18.
The river that forms part of the border with Mexico and the U.S. is called:
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Platte river
d)
Rio Grande
19.

What native group is known for making pyramids, studying the stars, and creating the calendar?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Mexico

20.

Which hemisphere is Mexico In?

a)

Northern

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Eastern

21.

Mexico shares borders with which 3 countries?

a)

USA, Canada, Belize

b)

Texas, Guatemala, California

c)

USA, Belize, Guatemala

22.

If you walk from Texas to Mexico, what direction will you most likely walk?

a)

North

b)

South

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