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