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Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Hernan Cortes is most famous for:
a)
Conquering the Aztec Empire
b)
Exploring Canada
c)
Writing poetry
d)
Leading independence
2.
The Aztec capital city was:
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Lima
c)
Veracruz
d)
Puebla
3.
The fall of the Aztec Empire was helped by:
a)
Indigenous allies and disease
b)
Chinese merchants
c)
British armies
d)
French invaders
4.
La Malinche played an important role as:
a)
A translator and cultural mediator
b)
A general
c)
A rebel leader
d)
A priest
5.
Bartolomé de las Casas argued that:
a)
Indigenous people deserved rights
b)
Slavery was necessary
c)
Spain needed allies
d)
Europe needed gold
6.
Sor Juana was known for:
a)
Poetry and scholarship
b)
Mining silver
c)
Leading armies
d)
Building pyramids
7.
Criollos were:
a)
Spaniards born in the Americas
b)
Indigenous people
c)
Mixed ancestry
d)
Africans
8.
Peninsulares were:
a)
Born in Spain
b)
Born in Mexico
c)
Born in Africa
d)
Born in South America
9.
Mestizo means:
a)
Spanish + Indigenous
b)
African + Spanish
c)
Indigenous + African
d)
Spanish + Asian
10.
Mulatto means:
a)
African + Spanish
b)
Indigenous and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Asian
d)
Indigenous and African
11.
Grito de Dolores began in:
a)
Dolores, Guanajuato
b)
Mexico City
c)
Puebla
d)
Acapulco
12.
Miguel Hidalgo was a:
a)
Priest
b)
Merchant
c)
General
d)
King
13.
Morelos wanted:
a)
Equality
b)
Absolute monarchy
c)
More taxes
d)
Isolation
14.
Vicente Guerrero became:
a)
First Afro-Mexican president
b)
Emperor of Mexico
c)
Spanish officer
d)
Priest
15.
Iturbide originally fought for:
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Britain
16.
Plan of Iguala promised:
a)
Independence and equality
b)
Slavery
c)
French rule
d)
Union with Spain
17.
Mexico gained independence in:
a)
1821.0
b)
1810.0
c)
1910.0
d)
1521.0
18.
Chinampas were:
a)
Floating gardens
b)
Stone pyramids
c)
Marketplaces
d)
Temples
19.
Tenochtitlan is now:
a)
Mexico City
b)
Oaxaca
c)
Cancun
d)
Guadalajara
20.
The main crop in Mesoamerica was:
a)
Corn
b)
Wheat
c)
Rice
d)
Sugarcane
21.
The first major Mesoamerican civilization was:
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
22.
The Olmecs are known for:
a)
Giant stone heads
b)
Pyramids
c)
Ships
d)
Horses
23.
The Maya were known for:
a)
Astronomy and mathematics
b)
Gunpowder
c)
Steel armor
d)
Horses
24.
The Inca built:
a)
Thousands of miles of roads
b)
Ships
c)
Coal mines
d)
Floating markets
25.
Aztec agriculture used:
a)
Chinampas
b)
Slash and burn
c)
Floating houses
d)
Mountaintop fields
26.
Our Lady of Guadalupe became a symbol of:
a)
Mexican identity and faith
b)
Spanish power
c)
Trade
d)
War
27.
The purpose of the casta system was:
a)
Racial hierarchy
b)
Equality
c)
Democracy
d)
No taxes
28.
Casta paintings:
a)
Documented racial categories
b)
Promoted democracy
c)
Showed farming
d)
Showed warfare
29.
Criollos were angry because:
a)
They were excluded from power
b)
They had no land
c)
They loved Spain
d)
They paid no taxes
30.
The Catholic Church controlled:
a)
Schools and land
b)
Mining
c)
Foreign policy
d)
Military
31.
After independence, Mexico first became:
a)
An empire
b)
A democracy
c)
A colony
d)
A territory of Spain
32.
Guerrero fought for:
a)
Racial equality
b)
Peninsulares
c)
French rule
d)
Isolation
33.
Bartolomé de las Casas was:
a)
A defender of Indigenous rights
b)
An emperor
c)
A poet
d)
A conqueror
34.
Sor Juana wrote:
a)
Poetry and scholarship
b)
Music and dance
c)
Maps
d)
Statues
35.
Moctezuma was the ruler of:
a)
The Aztecs
b)
The Inca
c)
The Maya
d)
The Olmec
36.
Smallpox:
a)
Devastated Indigenous populations
b)
Had no effect
c)
Only affected Spain
d)
Increased population
37.
Spanish conquest began in:
a)
1519.0
b)
1810.0
c)
1492.0
d)
1821.0
38.
The Spanish crown ruled Mexico as:
a)
New Spain
b)
New Mexico
c)
French Mexico
d)
Aztec Empire
39.
A viceroy was:
a)
Governor for the king
b)
Local mayor
c)
Priest
d)
Soldier
40.
Silver mining occurred mainly in:
a)
Zacatecas and Guanajuato
b)
Oaxaca
c)
Cancun
d)
Veracruz
41.
Identity means:
a)
Who a person is
b)
A weapon
c)
Trade
d)
Battle
42.
Independence means:
a)
Freedom from outside rule
b)
Paying taxes
c)
Union with Spain
d)
New laws
43.
Revolution means:
a)
Major change or overthrow
b)
Small change
c)
Festival
d)
Treaty
44.
Colonialism means:
a)
Foreign control of land
b)
Equality
c)
Democracy
d)
Peace
45.
Legacy means:
a)
Something left behind
b)
Temporary law
c)
Invasion
d)
Rumor
46.
Patriot means:
a)
Someone who supports independence
b)
Someone loyal to Spain
c)
Priest
d)
Merchant
47.
Treaty means:
a)
A legal agreement
b)
A tax
c)
A battle
d)
A church
48.
Maya cities were located in:
a)
Yucat√°n
b)
Northern Mexico
c)
Brazil
d)
Peru
49.
Inca cities were located in:
a)
Peru
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Yucat√°n
50.
Teotihuacan is known for:
a)
Huge pyramids and avenues
b)
Horses
c)
Ships
d)
Silver mines
51.
Corn was important because:
a)
It was the staple crop
b)
It was rare
c)
It was expensive
d)
It was royal food
52.
New Spain lasted for:
a)
300 years
b)
100 years
c)
10 years
d)
30 years
53.
Spain wanted Mexico for:
a)
Silver and resources
b)
Snow and mountains
c)
Horses
d)
Wood
54.
Missionaries wanted to:
a)
Convert Indigenous people
b)
End all religion
c)
Promote warfare
d)
Start slavery
55.
The encomienda system gave:
a)
Land and labor to Spaniards
b)
Freedom to all
c)
Equal rights
d)
Power to Indigenous
56.
Slavery in Mexico:
a)
Was abolished after independence
b)
Was expanded
c)
Never existed
d)
Was only for Europeans
57.
Sor Juana lived in:
a)
A convent
b)
A palace
c)
A farm
d)
A battlefield
58.
Hidalgo was executed because:
a)
He led rebellion
b)
He was a poet
c)
He was French
d)
He avoided taxes
59.
Morelos' army was made of:
a)
Poor and Indigenous people
b)
Peninsulares
c)
French soldiers
d)
British troops
60.
The Plan of Iguala united:
a)
Criollos and Peninsulares
b)
France and Spain
c)
Aztecs and Maya
d)
Priests and merchants
61.
Guerrero became president after:
a)
Independence
b)
Conquest
c)
Civil War
d)
WWII
62.
Iturbide declared himself:
a)
Emperor
b)
President
c)
Pope
d)
King of Spain
63.
Mexico struggled after independence because:
a)
Inequality continued
b)
Spain returned
c)
France invaded immediately
d)
Aztecs ruled again
64.
Casta paintings were used to:
a)
Show mixed races
b)
Teach math
c)
Celebrate conquest
d)
Show weather
65.
Aztec religion required:
a)
Human sacrifice
b)
Horse worship
c)
No temples
d)
Christianity
66.
Aztec capital was built on:
a)
An island in a lake
b)
A desert
c)
A mountain
d)
A forest
67.
Maya developed:
a)
A calendar and writing
b)
Gunpowder
c)
Steel ships
d)
Railroads
68.
Inca built Machu Picchu in:
a)
The Andes Mountains
b)
Yucat√°n
c)
Brazil
d)
Texas
69.
Olmec influence is seen in:
a)
Later Mexican cultures
b)
Japanese culture
c)
Roman culture
d)
Viking culture
70.
Corn, beans, and squash were called:
a)
The three sisters
b)
The holy trinity
c)
The main meats
d)
Royal foods
71.
Aztecs required tribute from:
a)
Conquered peoples
b)
Spain
c)
Priests only
d)
Animals
72.
Mexican independence started in:
a)
1810.0
b)
1519.0
c)
1910.0
d)
1521.0
73.
Spain ruled Mexico for about:
a)
300 years
b)
50 years
c)
10 years
d)
500 years
74.
Peninsulares were preferred for:
a)
Government jobs
b)
Farm work
c)
Mining
d)
Teaching only
75.
Criollos wanted:
a)
Political power
b)
More Spain
c)
French rule
d)
Isolation
76.
Indigenous people often worked as:
a)
Laborers
b)
Kings
c)
Spaniards
d)
Priests
77.
African slaves were brought to:
a)
Work in mines and fields
b)
Become emperors
c)
Teach Spanish
d)
Command armies
78.
Sor Juana fought for:
a)
Education for women
b)
War
c)
Taxes
d)
Slavery
79.
Las Casas wrote:
a)
About injustice
b)
Novels
c)
Music
d)
Maps
80.
Guerrero abolished:
a)
Slavery
b)
Poetry
c)
Silver mining
d)
Education
81.
Iturbide's rule ended when:
a)
He was removed
b)
He became king
c)
Spain won
d)
Aztecs returned
82.
Aztecs used:
a)
Causeways
b)
Railroads
c)
Bridges of steel
d)
Cars
83.
Maya cities were often:
a)
Abandoned over time
b)
Destroyed by conquistadors
c)
Underwater
d)
Still active
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