Conquest Of Americas
Overview of the Spanish conquista in Americas
- 1.Tenochtitlan was capital of what
- A.
Inca Empire
- B.
Aztec Empire
- C.
Mayas
- D.
Tainos
- 2.How many people lived in Tenochtitlan by 1500?
- A.
More than 200,000
- B.
About one million
- C.
20,000
- D.
Number not known
- 3.From what country a man who conquered Aztecs arrived and what was his name?
- A.
Spain
- B.
Portugal
- C.
England
- D.
Hernan Cortes
- E.
Fransisco Pizarro
- 4.What was the name of the Aztec ruler? (do not include numerals)
- 5.In what year did Cortes land in in Mexico?
- A.
1492
- B.
1519
- C.
1609
- D.
1620
- 6.Other than military power, what helped Cortes to defeat Aztecs?
- 7.What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
- A.
Tenochtitlan
- B.
Cuzco
- C.
Lima
- D.
Mexico City
- 8.What mountain were home to most of the Inca Empire?
- A.
The Appalachian Mountains
- B.
The Alps
- C.
The Andes
- D.
The Rocky Mountains
- 9.What country is now where most of Inca Empire had been?
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Bolivia
- C.
Chile
- D.
Peru
- 10.Incas used money to pay for goods and services.
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 11.The Inca Empire was ... ... in the world.
- A.
The most technically advanced country
- B.
One of the wealthiest in gold
- C.
Was the poorest country
- 12.Quipus are...
- A.
Inca coins
- B.
Letters of Inca alphabet
- C.
Inca instrument for writing letters
- D.
Multi-colores strings with knots used to keep records and send messages
- 13.The highest class in Inca society were...
- A.
The knights and barons
- B.
Rulers and religious leaders
- C.
Catholic priests
- D.
Spanish conquistadors
- 14.Incas paid taxes by
- A.
Giving gold to rulers
- B.
Using paper notes and quipus
- C.
Providing services - building roads, digging canals etc.
- D.
Fighting wars
- 15.Incas used gold as money
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Gold and silver did not have any role in the Inca society
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Incas were conquered by
- A.
Columbus
- B.
Amerigo Vespucci
- C.
Hernan Cortes
- D.
Francisco Pizarro
- 18.Pizarro landed on the west coast of South America in what year?
- A.
1492
- B.
1519
- C.
1531
- D.
1609
- 19.At the time of Pizarro's arrival, the Inca Empire was flourishing and did not have any problems
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Smallpox enetered Inca Empire from
- A.
Cuba
- B.
Mexico
- C.
US
- D.
Hispaniola
- 21.Who ruled the Northern part of the Inca?
- A.
Wayna Capac
- B.
Atahualpa
- C.
Moctezuma
- D.
Huascar
- 22.Pizarro's soldiers did not hope to survive because...
- A.
They were sich with smallpox
- B.
There were only 180 soldiers
- C.
They did not have guns
- D.
Incas were ready to fight them and they were not
- 23.Atahualpa
- A.
Was helped by Pizarro to win the civil war against his brother Huascar
- B.
Became Pizarro's friend and ally
- C.
Was dishonestly killed by Pizarro
- D.
Defeated Pizarro's soldiers
- 24.La Florida in Spanish means
- A.
Fountain of Youth
- B.
Place of flowers
- C.
Goddess Flora
- D.
State of Florida
- 25.The conquistador who first landed in Florida was
- A.
Hernan Cortes
- B.
Fracisco Pizarro
- C.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
- D.
Juan Ponce de Leon
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