New Mexico History Final Exam
Questions And Answers
Identify the two recurring themes in New Mexico history. - ANSWER-The living conditions of New Mexico
are often inhospitable, and the people typically live in isolation.
The largest of New Mexico's land form provinces - ANSWER-Basin and Range.
FIVE - ANSWER-The N.M. region has _______ important river systems.
June-September. - ANSWER-Three-quarters of the moisture received in N.M. during an average years
occurs during the the months of
high elevation - ANSWER-In regards to elevation, N.M. is generally considered to be a land of
12,000-8,000 years ago - ANSWER-Humans likely first arrived in N.M. some time between this time....
The ancestors of earliest native American peoples - ANSWER-These people migrated by land across the
Alaskan-Siberian land bridge.
big game hunters - ANSWER-The first humans to arrive in N.M. were primarily these type....
bison, mastadon, mammoths - ANSWER-Among the animals that early New Mexico inhabitants hunted
were
Eastern - ANSWER-The two prominent archaeological sites in N.M. for early humans can be found in
what part of the state?
Mesolithic period. - ANSWER-As the early group of hunter's game became extinct, a new age of native
inhabitants in N.M. after 8000 B.C. known as this period
4,000-2,500 BC - ANSWER-During the new emerging Desert Culture, the desert dwellers likely became
early farmers sometime between this period.
Southwestern New Mexico - ANSWER-The Mogollon Culture existed in this area
The Developmental Pueblo Culture - ANSWER-The pre-pueblo people (Anasazi) began making above
ground adobe structures during this
pottery making, farming, hunting with a bow and arrow - ANSWER-By the time of the Developmental
Pueblo Culture, the Anasazi were skilled at this
extended and persistent drought - ANSWER-The major cause for the decline of the pre-pueblo people
(Anasazi) after 1100 A.D. was
corn, beans and squash - ANSWER-What were the three primary crops traditionally grown by Pueblo
People?
What were the purposes of the Pueblo Peoples' Kachina religious practices? - ANSWER-to bring rain for
crops and good health for people, just as many people pray for such things
, Manchuria - ANSWER-The Manchus were originally forest dwellers in the northeastern region of China,
known to westerners as
Navajo - ANSWER-The first of the Athabascan peoples in New Mexico to abandon complete nomadic life
and become more settled were the
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - ANSWER-Who led the first Spanish expedition into the lands that are
now New Mexico?
What originally led the first Spanish expedition to New Mexico? - ANSWER-The legend of Seven Golden
Cities of Cibola proclaimed by Fray Marcos de Niza.
Which of the following Spanish led expeditions to New Mexico in the 1580s and 1590s? - ANSWER-Fray
Agustin; Fray Bernadino stipends and congregated in castle towns of the daimyo or in Edo; Canstano de
Sosa
Santa Domingo - ANSWER-The first but short lived Spanish "colony" or settlement in New Mexico in 1590
was located at
Why did Governor Don Pedro de Peralta—the second governor of New Mexico—move the capital of
New Mexico from San Gabriel to Santa Fe? - ANSWER-Peralta relocated to an area with a regular water
source, ample land for cultivation, a more defensible location, and no Pueblo Indians in vicinity.
After the 1599 massacre of most of the citizens of Acoma Pueblo by Spanish soldiers and war dogs, the
few surviving citizens were force marched to Santo Domingo - what happened to the survivors? -
ANSWER-sixty girls were permanently separated from their parents and family members to be sold 2000
miles south into slavery, twelve more children were given to Spanish priests, adults became slaves for
twenty years, and the men among them had part of one foot cut off.
Spanish Catholic Missions - ANSWER-During the first decades of Spanish colonization and settlement, the
Native Americans primary contact with Spanish culture came through the
Encomienda - ANSWER-The Spanish system of labor and tribute that subjected natives to Spanish law
and created hardship and near slavery was the
European diseases to which they had no immunity; the Spanish persecution of Native religion; the
burden of the requirements of the Encomienda system coupled with drought.. - ANSWER-The Native
Pueblo Peoples in New Mexico suffered terribly in New Mexico during the mid-1600s from
As a result of a native revolt and a decisive Spanish defeat at the hands of the Pueblo forces led by Pope
in 1680... - ANSWER-the Spanish were driven from New Mexico for 12 years, while initially Native
leadership under Pope sought to wipe out Spanish influence and culture.
During Don Diego de Vargas' first expedition to reconquer New Mexico in 1692.... - ANSWER-de Vargas
was able to conduct a reasonably peaceful expedition that retook Santa Fe and received native pledges
of loyalty with only two casualties.
The Spanish continued to spread smallpox and other diseases, while increasing pressure was put upon
the Pueblos by nomadic Navajo, Apache and other raiders; The Pueblo Peoples lost several thousand
residents who left to live with the Hopi rather than submit to Spanish rule; The Spanish became more
Questions And Answers
Identify the two recurring themes in New Mexico history. - ANSWER-The living conditions of New Mexico
are often inhospitable, and the people typically live in isolation.
The largest of New Mexico's land form provinces - ANSWER-Basin and Range.
FIVE - ANSWER-The N.M. region has _______ important river systems.
June-September. - ANSWER-Three-quarters of the moisture received in N.M. during an average years
occurs during the the months of
high elevation - ANSWER-In regards to elevation, N.M. is generally considered to be a land of
12,000-8,000 years ago - ANSWER-Humans likely first arrived in N.M. some time between this time....
The ancestors of earliest native American peoples - ANSWER-These people migrated by land across the
Alaskan-Siberian land bridge.
big game hunters - ANSWER-The first humans to arrive in N.M. were primarily these type....
bison, mastadon, mammoths - ANSWER-Among the animals that early New Mexico inhabitants hunted
were
Eastern - ANSWER-The two prominent archaeological sites in N.M. for early humans can be found in
what part of the state?
Mesolithic period. - ANSWER-As the early group of hunter's game became extinct, a new age of native
inhabitants in N.M. after 8000 B.C. known as this period
4,000-2,500 BC - ANSWER-During the new emerging Desert Culture, the desert dwellers likely became
early farmers sometime between this period.
Southwestern New Mexico - ANSWER-The Mogollon Culture existed in this area
The Developmental Pueblo Culture - ANSWER-The pre-pueblo people (Anasazi) began making above
ground adobe structures during this
pottery making, farming, hunting with a bow and arrow - ANSWER-By the time of the Developmental
Pueblo Culture, the Anasazi were skilled at this
extended and persistent drought - ANSWER-The major cause for the decline of the pre-pueblo people
(Anasazi) after 1100 A.D. was
corn, beans and squash - ANSWER-What were the three primary crops traditionally grown by Pueblo
People?
What were the purposes of the Pueblo Peoples' Kachina religious practices? - ANSWER-to bring rain for
crops and good health for people, just as many people pray for such things
, Manchuria - ANSWER-The Manchus were originally forest dwellers in the northeastern region of China,
known to westerners as
Navajo - ANSWER-The first of the Athabascan peoples in New Mexico to abandon complete nomadic life
and become more settled were the
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - ANSWER-Who led the first Spanish expedition into the lands that are
now New Mexico?
What originally led the first Spanish expedition to New Mexico? - ANSWER-The legend of Seven Golden
Cities of Cibola proclaimed by Fray Marcos de Niza.
Which of the following Spanish led expeditions to New Mexico in the 1580s and 1590s? - ANSWER-Fray
Agustin; Fray Bernadino stipends and congregated in castle towns of the daimyo or in Edo; Canstano de
Sosa
Santa Domingo - ANSWER-The first but short lived Spanish "colony" or settlement in New Mexico in 1590
was located at
Why did Governor Don Pedro de Peralta—the second governor of New Mexico—move the capital of
New Mexico from San Gabriel to Santa Fe? - ANSWER-Peralta relocated to an area with a regular water
source, ample land for cultivation, a more defensible location, and no Pueblo Indians in vicinity.
After the 1599 massacre of most of the citizens of Acoma Pueblo by Spanish soldiers and war dogs, the
few surviving citizens were force marched to Santo Domingo - what happened to the survivors? -
ANSWER-sixty girls were permanently separated from their parents and family members to be sold 2000
miles south into slavery, twelve more children were given to Spanish priests, adults became slaves for
twenty years, and the men among them had part of one foot cut off.
Spanish Catholic Missions - ANSWER-During the first decades of Spanish colonization and settlement, the
Native Americans primary contact with Spanish culture came through the
Encomienda - ANSWER-The Spanish system of labor and tribute that subjected natives to Spanish law
and created hardship and near slavery was the
European diseases to which they had no immunity; the Spanish persecution of Native religion; the
burden of the requirements of the Encomienda system coupled with drought.. - ANSWER-The Native
Pueblo Peoples in New Mexico suffered terribly in New Mexico during the mid-1600s from
As a result of a native revolt and a decisive Spanish defeat at the hands of the Pueblo forces led by Pope
in 1680... - ANSWER-the Spanish were driven from New Mexico for 12 years, while initially Native
leadership under Pope sought to wipe out Spanish influence and culture.
During Don Diego de Vargas' first expedition to reconquer New Mexico in 1692.... - ANSWER-de Vargas
was able to conduct a reasonably peaceful expedition that retook Santa Fe and received native pledges
of loyalty with only two casualties.
The Spanish continued to spread smallpox and other diseases, while increasing pressure was put upon
the Pueblos by nomadic Navajo, Apache and other raiders; The Pueblo Peoples lost several thousand
residents who left to live with the Hopi rather than submit to Spanish rule; The Spanish became more
