LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY TEST

Montezuma was the leader of the ancient native civilization closest to which letter on the map?

• A
• B
• C
• D

______________ was the leader of the ancient native civilization closest to the letter "C" on the map?

• Montezuma
• Tomichichi
• Atahualpa
• Hernan Cortes

__________________ is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish and Portugal.

• monarchs
• Zapatistas
• conquistadors
• revolutionaries

Capital of the Aztec Empire... It was in modern day Mexico City.

• Cuzco
• Tenochtitlan
• Havana
• Chiappas

Capital of the Inca empire. Located in present day Peru.

• Tenochtitlan
• Cuzco
• Caracas
• Lima

Who was the Spanish conquistador who was responsible for conquering the Aztec empire?

• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca empire?

• Hernan Cortez
• Francisco Pizarro
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Captain James Cook

How was such a small army of Spanish conquistadors able to conquer such large Aztec and Inca empire?

• Spaniards were armed with guns, armor, horses and diseases that helped wipe out the indigenous population
• Spaniards poisoned the Aztec and Inca
• The Aztec and Inca people joined the Spaniards so they wouldn't get killed or enslaved
• The many gods the Aztec and Inca had, put a curse on them but blessed the Spanish

The Aztec and Incas civilizations were __________________ cultures, meaning they believed in many Gods.

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• euphemism

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro were explorers from which European nation?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• Germany