Spanish Conquest of the Americas

In what year did Columbus arrive in the New World?

• 1492

• 1967

• 1521

• 1667

Tenochtitlan was capital of what ?

• Mayas

• Inca Empire

• Aztec Empire

• London

What was the name of the man who conquered the vast Aztec Empire?

• Herman Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columus

• Montezuma ii

In what year did Cortes land in in Mexico?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1541

• 1456

What was the name of the Aztec ruler?

• Montezuma ii

• Pachacuti

• Janaab" Pakal

• Hernan Cortez

What was the major reason for the high death rate among Native Americans?

• Starvation

• Diseases brought by the Spanish

• War

By the 1600's, what percent of Native Americans in Spanish America died from epidemic disease?

• 60%

• 90%

• 40%

• 50%

What was Hernan Cortes' motivation for invading Mexico?

• Gold

• Land

• Food

• Slaves

What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on the economy?

• New industries like cattle ranching, coffee growing and roasting

• Increased trade

• The encomienda system in Spanish colonies uses Native American labor on European-owned land 

• All of the above

What is a positive effect of the Spanish expansion into the Americas? Why?