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History of Spain
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Based on my PowerPoint on the history of Spain. --Señor Allison
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1
What Spanish explorer gave New Mexico its name?
Juan Ponce de León
Hernán Cortés
Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
2
Which of these statements are true?
In the 1400's, the Muslims controlled land routes to Asia.
Columbus was looking for a sea route to Asia.
Columbus made his voyage to prove the world was round.
Columbus was the first human to discover the Americas.
3
Franco died in _______, and Spain adopted a constitution 3 years later.
2001
1975
1945
1981
4
Who defeated the Incas in Peru?
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)
5
True or false: The words
álgebra
,
alcohol
,
arroz
,
café
, and
hasta
come from Arabic.
True
False
6
_______ fought in the Spanish-American War before he was President of the U.S.
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses Grant
Ronald Reagan
7
The numerals we use (1, 2, 3, etc.) are ______ numerals.
Arabic
Mayan
Chinese
Roman
8
Muslim Spain, or Al-Andaluz, had _________ as its capital.
Córdoba
Mecca
Madrid
Baghdad
9
Abu al-Qasim al -Zahrawi (Abulcasis), who lived in Córdova, is considered the father of ______.
cotton farming
surgery
archaeology
law studies
10
Oranges (
naranjas
) were _______.
native to Spain
brought back from the New World
introduced by the Moors
11
What Spanish explorer gave Florida its name?
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de León
12
Which of these statements is true?
Nobody lived in the Americas before Columbus.
Spain and Portugal started the Atlantic slave trade.
The English explored the Americas before the Spanish.
Columbus landed in Florida.
13
Which of these statements is true?
The Moors did not think that hygiene was important.
There is no trace of the Moors in Spanish culture.
The Moors did not value education.
The Moors had more universities than the rest of Europe.
14
True or false? France was the only European country to claim Louisiana as its territory before the U.S.A.
False. It was also claimed by Spain.
False. It was also claimed by Portugal.
False. It was also claimed by Italy.
True
15
_____________ fought for independence from Spain in South America.
José de San Martín
Simón Bolívar
Miguel Hidalgo
Francisco Franco
16
He became a fascist dictator after the Spanish Civil War.
Miguel Hidalgo
Porfirio Díaz
Antonio López de Santa Ana
Francisco Franco
17
Which of these were early inhabitants of Spain?
Incas
Basques (vascos)
Celts (celtas)
Romans (romanos)
18
True or false? The Spanish Empire included much of what is now the U.S.A.
True
False
19
All of these were results of the Spanish-American War except....
Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory.
Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.
Cuba got its independence.
Spain was no longer a colonial power.
20
Under ___________ Catholic Spain became one kingdom, defeated the Moors, and hired Columbus.
Hernán Cortés
Ferdinand and Isabella
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos
21
Spanish came from Latin, the language of the ___.
Greeks
Romans
Moors
Visigoths
22
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world between ______.
France and Spain
England and Germany
Italy and Greece
Spain and Portugal
23
The ________ were Muslims from Africa who conquered Spain.
Moors (moros)
Basques (vascos)
Romans (romanos)
Aztecs (aztecas)
24
Who won the Spanish-American War?
The U.S.A.
Spain
25
In 1588, the "invincible" Spanish
Armada
was defeated by ________ (and a storm).
France
Portugal
England
the Netherlands