History of Mexico
Quiz by Guy Whitman
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- view complete results in the Gradebook and Mastery Dashboards
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
28 questions
Show answers
- Q1Page 222 - Spanish conquerors arrived in Mexico in the ____________________.1700's1600's1500's1800's120sEditDelete
- Q2Page 222 - The first people to live in what is now called Mexico settled in the area _____________________ of years ago.thousandsbillionshundredsmillions120sEditDelete
- Q3Page 222 - What step marked the beginning of agriculture in the Americas?The act of hunting.The development of the plow.The growing of maize.The creation of terraces.120sEditDelete
- Q4pg. 222 What group arose along Mexico's gulf coast in or around 1500 BC?The Aztec civilization.The Olmec civilization.The Mayan civilization.The Spanish Conquistadors.120sEditDelete
- Q5Page 223 - What civilization followed the Olmecs?The Aztec civilization.The Mayan civilization.The Incan civilization.The Toltec civilization.120sEditDelete
- Q6Page 223 - The study of the stars and the planets is referred to as _____________________________.BiologyAstronomyChemistryZoology120sEditDelete
- Q7Page 223 - What peninsula did the Maya live on (do you remember this)?Floridian PeninsulaYucatan PeninsulaBaja PeninsulaThe Yukon Peninsula120sEditDelete
- Q8Page 224 (Closer Look) - What is the name of the well-known artist that painted the works of art shown along the top of the page?Leonardo da VinciSalvador DaliDiego RiveraMichelangelo120sEditDelete
- Q9Page 224 - To cause someone to adopt a different religion.ForceBaptizeConvertIndoctrinate120sEditDelete
- Q10Page 224 - What encounter changed the history of Mexico?The arrival of Hernan Cortes and the conquistadors.The arrival of the Germans.The discovery of maize.The invention of farming.120sEditDelete
- Q11Page 224 - When Cortes arrived, he destroyed the Aztec capital city of ______________________________?OttawaChichen ItzaTenochtitlanTikal120sEditDelete
- Q12Page 224 - Under the Spanish, the lives of the native people changed and the native people had few ______________?possessionsrightschildrenmarriage options120sEditDelete
- Q13Page 224 - What religion did Spanish priests convert Native Americans to?ProtestantismHinduismJudaismRoman Catholicism120sEditDelete
- Q14Page 225 - What movement was sweeping across Europe and the Americas during this time frame?FeudalismThe Dark AgesThe EnlightenmentManorialism120sEditDelete
- Q15Page 225 - What was the Enlightenment questioning?The idea that workers should be given a lighter load.That lights should be left on at night.The unjust rule of kings and the idea that all people have basic rights.The idea that Dark Magic should be stopped.120sEditDelete
- Q16Page 225 - During this time period who did the people in North America declare independence from?GreeceRomeChinaGreat Britain120sEditDelete
- Q17Page 225 - Which French Emperor invaded Spain in the 1800's?Julius CaesarNapoleon BonaparteCharlemagneAdolf Hitler120sEditDelete
- Q18Page 225 - In 1810, Mexicans launched a revolt that ended in 1821 with Mexico winning _______________ from Spain.independencegolden glorythe Freedom trophyterritory120sEditDelete
- Q19Page 225 - After the United States won independence from Great Britain, its new government struggled. What famous document helped bring stability to America?The Twelve TablesThe Magna CartaHammurabi's CodeThe Constitution120sEditDelete
- Q20Page 225 - Who became the leader of Mexico in the middle 1800'sHenry the VIIICesar ChavezBenito JuarezKing Ferdinand120sEditDelete