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2nd-9 4W BELL RINGER

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word "Conquest"?

a)
Acquiring something through luck or chance
b)
Obtaining control through economic means
c)
Achieving victory through peaceful negotiations
d)

Victories by invading armies

2.

Why did the Incas not fear the Spanish?

a)
They had a strong alliance with other indigenous groups.
b)
They had superior military technology.
c)
They were unaware of the Spanish presence.
d)

They thought they were safe in their stone cities, high in the mountains

3.

Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?

a)

He claimed Florida for Spain

b)

He claimed lands in California for Spain.

c)

He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

d)

The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

4.

What does "Conquistador" mean?

a)
settler
b)
explorer
c)
merchant
d)
conqueror
5.

Who was Hernando de Soto?

a)

He claimed Florida for Spain.

b)

He claimed lands in California for Spain.

c)

The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

d)

He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

6.

Who was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?

a)

The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

b)

He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

c)

He claimed Florida for Spain.

d)

He claimed lands in California for Spain.

7.

How many people were in the Inca empire?

a)

12 million people

b)

1,000 people

c)

1 million people

d)

10 people, 3 dogs and a cat

8.

How were the Spanish able to defeat the large groups of Native Americans?

a)
Advanced technology, superior numbers, and diplomatic negotiations.
b)
Superior weaponry, military tactics, and the spread of diseases.
c)
Strategic alliances, cultural assimilation, and economic trade.
d)
Psychological warfare, biological warfare, and religious conversion.
9.

Who was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo?

a)

The people in his group were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.

b)

He claimed Florida for Spain.

c)

He claimed lands in California for Spain.

d)

He claimed large areas of the southwestern United States for Spain.

10.

They had not developed any resistance to the disease. What is the meaning of the term "resistance"?

a)

Type of weapon

b)

Ability to remain unaffected by something

c)

Type of medicine

d)

Ability to identify an unfamiliar illness

11.

What is a "settlement"?

a)

A settlement is a type of food.

b)
A settlement is a term used in sports to describe a tie or draw.
c)
A settlement is a form of punishment for a crime.
d)

A settlement is a town created by people in an area previously uninhabited by those people

12.

What does "La Florida" mean?

a)

Full of flowers

b)
The Blossoming
c)
The Blooming
d)

Daytona

13.

What was the "Columbian Exchange"?

a)
The Columbian Exchange was a military conflict between the Americas and the Old World.
b)
The Columbian Exchange was a political alliance between the Americas and the Old World.
c)
The Columbian Exchange was a religious movement that spread throughout the Americas and the Old World.
d)

The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, goods, animals, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World.

14.

Where was the city of Tenochtitlan located?

15.

What did Spain call their newly discovered and claimed land?

a)
New Spain
b)
Spanish Territory
c)
Spainland
d)
Old Spain
16.

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca urged the king of Spain to _____ the Native Americans.

a)

be nicer

b)
exploit
c)
exterminate
d)
enslave
17.

Which country controlled most of the Americas at this point in history?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Russia

18.

What killed the most Native Americans?

a)
Diseases
b)
Natural disasters
c)
Famine
d)
Warfare
19.

Where was the Inca Empire?

20.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
21.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
22.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
23.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
24.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)

seismograph

c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
25.
Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
26.
Less dense materials rise to the top.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
28.
Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth's interior is made up of several
a)
continents
b)
layers
c)
ridges
d)
trenches
29.
The continental crust floats on top of the mantle because the crust is
a)
less dense than the mantle.
b)
made of a liquid material.
c)
made up of oxygen which is a light element.
d)
separated from the mantle by a layer of water.
30.
Due to extreme pressure, the inner core of Earth is
a)
solid.
b)
liquid.
c)
gas.
d)
plasma.
31.
Which section of Earth is composed primarily of liquid metal?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
32.

True or False:

The earth’s surface is covered by 50% water and 50% land

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What layer of the Earth do we live on?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

outer core

34.

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

35.

Which layer is made (mostly) of LIQUID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

36.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

37.

Which layer of the earth is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

38.

This layer is made of soil and rocks.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

39.

Which layer of Earth has the most volume?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

outer core

40.

Where on the map did the Pueblo People live?

41.

How did the Pueblo People collect water in the desert?

a)

They created a water company

b)

They built special structures called "rain catchers"

c)

The bought their water at the store

d)

They didn't need water

42.

What are Kachinas?

a)

They are special Pokemon

b)

Kachinas are like special spirits to the Pueblo People

c)

They are strong warriors for hire

d)

They are people who take the Pueblo people's gold

43.

Where did the Navajo people live?

a)

Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee areas

b)

California, Nevada, and Colorado areas

c)

Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah areas

d)

Alaska, Washington, and Oregon areas

44.

What were the Apache People known for?

a)

Skilled hunters and warriors

b)

Great tree climbers

c)

Skilled artisans and traders

d)

Knowledgeable healers and shamans

45.

The Navajo lived in homes called...

a)

Hogans

b)

Teepees

c)

Yurts

d)

Cabins

46.

The Apache people lived in homes called...?

a)

Teepee

b)

Wickiup

c)

Longhouse

d)

Yurt

47.

The Tlingit people belong to the same language family as the Navajo and Apache. This means that...

a)

They share a common ancestor

b)

They have similar cultural practices

c)

They have similar religious beliefs

d)

They have similar political systems

48.

Which area of the is the Pacific Northwest

49.

What were totem poles primarily used for by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

As watchtowers to spot approaching danger

b)

As homes for tribal leaders

c)

A way of chronicling their clan and family history

50.

What did people typically do at a potlatch among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Guests of the family receive gifts, enjoy feasting, and music

b)

Plant crops and build homes

c)

Study the stars and planets

d)

They had staring contests and the winner was allowed to pet the cat

51.

The tribes, like the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut, adapted to the extreme cold by making their clothes from...

a)

Caribou furs and other animal hides

b)

Plant fibers

c)

Cotton

d)

Fish scales

52.

What historical event is referenced with 'In fourteen ninety-two he sailed the ocean blue'?

a)

The first Thanksgiving

b)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

Columbus sailing to America

d)

The founding of Jamestown