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Unit 2 Vocab Exploration

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the conquistadors treat native people they encountered?

a)

kindly

b)

neutrally

c)

calmly

d)

violently/

negatively

2.

What does conquistador mean?

a)

conqueror/explorer

b)

king

c)

judge

d)

explorer

3.

Conquistadors wanted to gain what through their expeditions?

a)

wealth and fortune (Gold)

b)

fame (Glory)

c)

Spreading religious values (God)

d)

all of the above

4.

The missions of conquistadors were sponsored by who?

a)

slaves

b)

native americans

c)

kings and queens

d)

other explorers

5.

Which empire became the largest and most powerful in the world at the time of the conquistadors?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Australian

6.

Conquistadors and most of the explorers who came impacted Texas during the Age of Contact came from which country?

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

Spain

7.

Conquistadors were motivated by

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Games

d)

Gold

8.

Which explorer was Italian but sailed his ship for the glory of Spain? He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, but did not find it. Instead, this explorer discovered North and South America for Europe.

a)

Columbus

b)

Pineda

c)

Cortes

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

9.

_____were the people who taught Natives about religion and the culture of Spain at the missions.

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Spanish settlers

c)

Spanish soldiers

d)

Catholic friars

10.

PREDIDIOS were built as _____

a)

buildings to convert natives

b)

palaces for the royals to vacation

c)

schools to educate the Natives on proper Spanish manners

d)

forts to protect settlers and missions from Native attacks

11.

The word "tejas" meant _____ in the language spoken by local Native Americans

a)

brother

b)

family

c)

bruh

d)

friend

12.

A friar is a ___

a)

conquistador

b)

Spanish soldier

c)

Religious Priest

d)

shaman

13.

WHICH CONTINENT DID THE EUROPEANS WANT TO OBTAIN GOODS FROM?

a)

EASTERN EUROPE

b)

ASIA

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

AUSTRALIA

14.

WHO WAS THE FIRST TO INSPIRE EXPLORATION IN THE NEW WORLD?

a)

PINEDA

b)

CABEZA DE VACA

c)

COLUMBUS

d)

CORONADO

15.

MISSIONS ARE ESTABLISHED, PRESIDIOS ARE BUILT TO PROTECT MISSIONS AND TOWNS, TOWN OF BEXAR IS ESTABLISHED: WHAT ERA OF TEXAS WOULD THESE BE?

a)

THE AGE OF CONTACT

b)

THE SPANISH COLONIAL ERA

c)

THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ERA

d)

THE ERA OF REVOLUTION AND REPUBLIC

16.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL SETTLEMENTS/CHURCHES CALLED THAT THE SPANISH CREATED TO CONVERT INDIAN TRIBES TO CHRISTIANITY AND EDUCATE AND ACCULTURATE THEM? THEY HAD SMALL CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN THEM AND AN INSIDE PATIO.

a)

MISSIONS

b)

COLONIES

c)

PRESIDIOS

d)

FRONTIERS

17.

CONQUISTADORS WERE?

a)

PRIESTS

b)

MAP MAKERS

c)

CRAFTSMEN

d)

SOLDIERS/EXPLORERS

18.

MISSIONARIES WERE?

a)

SOLDIERS

b)

MAP MAKERS

c)

MOTIVATED BY GOD TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT GOD.

d)

CRAFTSMEN

19.

WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR ESTABLISHING CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN SPANISH TEXAS?

a)

TO FIND GOLD FOR THE KING OF SPAIN

b)

TO FIND FARMLAND FOR NEW SETTLERS

c)

TO PROTECT THE SPANISH CLAIM AGAINST THE FRENCH

d)

TO CONVERT THE INDIANS TO CHRISTIANITY IN CHURCHES.

20.

After contact, many American Indians began to mysteriously die. What was the cause?

a)

DISEASE

b)

Starvation

c)

War with England

d)

War with other tribes

21.

Explain the meaning of "the era of the age of contact"

a)

This was how old Pineda was when he mapped the Texas coast.

b)

When France and Spain first touched land

c)

The contact between European explorers and the American Indian

d)

This marks the beginning of modern civilization of Texas

22.

7. History is often divided into ____ to help study how patterns change throughout history and to organize information about the past

a)

eras

b)

days

c)

years

23.

Which of the following was a method Spain used to colonize Texas?

a)

Started a series of wars with France and Native Americans.

b)

Built missions and tried to convert Natives to Christianity

c)

Passed laws forbidding Americans and French from entering Texas.

d)

None of the answers are correct

24.
presidios are
a)
Religious settlements designed to convert Native Americans
b)
 military forts designed to protect the missions
c)
Someone who is part spanish part Native American
d)
Land agents who sell land to new settlers
25.

Towns, Missions, and Presidios were usually built near:

a)

French Settlements

b)

Rivers

c)

Mountains

d)

Forests

26.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
27.

Which explorer made the first map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Gulf Coast?

a)

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

b)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

28.

In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore and map the Texas coastline?

a)

1519

b)

1528

c)

1541

d)

1542

29.
What is the name of the colony marked A?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
Rhode Island
30.
What is the name of the colony marked C?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
South Carolina
31.
What is the name of the colony marked E?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
32.
What is the name of the colony marked F?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New Hampshire
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
33.
What is the name of the colony marked J?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
34.

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the "discovery" of the Caribbean Islands by ______________?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Christopher Columbus

35.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1606 AD

d)

1606 BC

36.

What were the names of Columbus' ships on his first voyage to the New World?

a)

Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria

b)

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore

c)

Moe, Larry, and Curly (and sometimes Shemp)

d)

Huey, Dewey and Louie

37.
What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?
a)

The exchange of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.

b)
It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.

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