Social Studies Challenge 5

After the Inca Empire was conquered, the conquistadors started exploring the south of Peru looking for______________.

• money

• gold and silver

• spices and food

• all of them are correct

What was the route Diego de Almagro followed to Chile?

He took the route of _____________.

• the Bolivian Plateau and Andes Mountain

• the Bolivian Plateau and Atacama Desert

• the Aconcagua Valley

• the Copiapo Valley

What did Diego de Almagro find in the Central Zone?

He found ____________.

• Gold and silver

• Mapuche resistance

• other conquistadors

• money

Pedro de Valdivia started his expedition in 1540 and he left Cuzco with _____________.

• 150 Spaniards

• Ines de Suarez

• 500 yanaconas

• All of them are correct

Why did Valdivia choose a different route than Almagro?

Because ____________.

• of the attact of the pirates

• he didn´t travel with horses

• of the weather conditions in the Andes Mountain

• None are correct

Pedro de Valdivia arrived in the Mapocho Valley in 1541.

He founded the city of Santiago because it had _______________.

• water and wood

• good weather conditions

• good land for agriculture

• All of them are correct

One of Valdivia´s main goals was to continue to the south and reach ________________.

• Punta Arenas

• Concepcion

• The Strait of Magellan

• Antartica

Three cities Pedro de Valdivia founded are_______________.

• Valparaiso

• Concepcion

• Arica

• La Serena

Why did Pedro de Valdivia continue expanding the conquest to the south of Chile?

Because _______________________.

• he needed to find gold

• he needed more natives to work on the mines

• he needed to conquer new territories in the name of the Spanish Crown

• All of them are correct

What native group did the Spanish conquistador find in the south of Chile?

They found __________________.

• Rapa Nui

• Aymaras

• Aztecs

• Mapuche people