6th Grade History        Name: _____________________________________ Score:
Teacher: Mr. Cap      Quiz Chapter 15   1st   1/2       

1.  Canada and the U.S. are called____________________ America and _____________________________

2.  Countries south of the U.S. are called________________________ America and Roman _______________

3.  Spanish and other languages developed from___________________________ hence, Latin America.

                  Name the Central American countries and capitals and locate,
              Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Isthmus of Panama, Panama Canal Caribbean Sea

4. ___________________________________________ is a volcano 40 miles east of Mexico City.

5. In Mexico the ________________________ built a great civilization by the time of the Age of____________

            the capital was Tenochtitlan which today is ________________________________________.

6.  Hernando _______________________________, a Spanish explorer, conquered the Aztecs and Montezuma.

7.  Spain ruled Mexico till _____________________________ when a revolt led to independence.

8. Name the two mountian ranges in Mexico. _____________________________________________________

9   Mexicans come from three groups of people _________________, _______________________, and mestizos.

10.  Define the following words ? siesta, tortillas, plaza, sombrero, poncho, serape, fiesta, bullfight, pinata.