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
Correct Answer
B. Aztec Empire -
- 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
Correct Answer
A. More than 200,000 -
- 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
Correct Answer(s)
A. Spain
D. Hernan Cortes -
- 4.
What was the name of the Aztec ruler? (do not include numerals)
Correct Answer(s)
Moctezuma - 5.
In what year did Cortes land in in Mexico?
- A.
1492
- B.
1519
- C.
1609
- D.
1620
Correct Answer
B. 1519 -
- 6.
Other than military power, what helped Cortes to defeat Aztecs?
Correct Answer
smallpox - 7.
What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
- A.
Tenochtitlan
- B.
Cuzco
- C.
Lima
- D.
Mexico City
Correct Answer
B. Cuzco -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. The Andes -
- 9.
What country is now where most of Inca Empire had been?
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Bolivia
- C.
Chile
- D.
Peru
Correct Answer
D. Peru -
- 10.
Incas used money to pay for goods and services.
- A.
False
- B.
True
Correct Answer
A. False -
- 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
Correct Answer
B. One of the wealthiest in gold -
- 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
Correct Answer
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
Correct Answer
B. Rulers and religious leaders -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. Providing services - building roads, digging canals etc. -
- 15.
Incas used gold as money
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 16.
Gold and silver did not have any role in the Inca society
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
Incas were conquered by
- A.
Columbus
- B.
Amerigo Vespucci
- C.
Hernan Cortes
- D.
Francisco Pizarro
Correct Answer
D. Francisco Pizarro -
- 18.
Pizarro landed on the west coast of South America in what year?
- A.
1492
- B.
1519
- C.
1531
- D.
1609
Correct Answer
C. 1531 -
- 19.
At the time of Pizarro's arrival, the Inca Empire was flourishing and did not have any problems
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 20.
Smallpox enetered Inca Empire from
- A.
Cuba
- B.
Mexico
- C.
US
- D.
Hispaniola
Correct Answer
B. Mexico -
- 21.
Who ruled the Northern part of the Inca?
- A.
Wayna Capac
- B.
Atahualpa
- C.
Moctezuma
- D.
Huascar
Correct Answer
B. Atahualpa -
- 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
Correct Answer
B. There were only 180 soldiers -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. Was dishonestly killed by Pizarro -
- 24.
La Florida in Spanish means
- A.
Fountain of Youth
- B.
Place of flowers
- C.
Goddess Flora
- D.
State of Florida
Correct Answer
B. Place of flowers -
- 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
Correct Answer
D. Juan Ponce de Leon -
- 26.
How did the conquistadors treat Native Americans? As...
Correct Answer
savages - 27.
What was the profession of Bartolome de Las Casas? He was a ...
Correct Answer
missionary - 28.
Bartolome de Las Casas wrote that Native Americans
- A.
Were indeed savage cavemen
- B.
Have shown themselves to be wise peoples
- C.
Were dangerous killers and deserved to be killed
- D.
Were dying of smallpox and spreading the disease to the Spaniards
Correct Answer
B. Have shown themselves to be wise peoples -
- 29.
By the middle of 1500 these groups of people formed in the Spanish parts of Americas
- A.
Native Americans and English settlers
- B.
Africans and Native Americans
- C.
Spanish Peninsulares and English settlers
- D.
Native Americans, Africans and Spanish
Correct Answer
D. Native Americans, Africans and Spanish -
- 30.
New Spain's ruler's title was the
Correct Answer
viceroy - 31.
Spaniards from Spain in New Spain were called ...
Correct Answer
Peninsulares - 32.
People who were born to mixed families of Spanish and Native American parents were called...
- A.
Criollos
- B.
Mestizos
- C.
Mulatos
- D.
Peninsulares
Correct Answer
B. Mestizos -
- 33.
Columbus left Spain with these three ships
Correct Answer
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria - 34.
Mexico and most of Central America in mid-1500 were called
- A.
Peru
- B.
New Spain
- C.
La Florida
- D.
New Mexico
Correct Answer
B. New Spain -
- 35.
By early 1800 New Spain controlled what is now... (select all that applies)
- A.
Texas
- B.
New Mexico
- C.
Arizona
- D.
Alaska
- E.
California
Correct Answer(s)
A. Texas
B. New Mexico
C. Arizona
E. California -
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