Conquest and Exchange

The Inca were conquered by

• Atahualpa
• Pizarro
• Cortes
• DeSoto

The Aztec were conquered by

• Pizarro
• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• DeSoto

What is a CONQUISTADOR?

• a Spanish conqueror
• what Spanish called indigenous rebels
• a string with knots that Inca communicated with
• a Portuguese explorer

How did European diseases effect the indigenous population?

• The indigenous population grew.

• The indigenous population was not affected.

• The indigenous population decreased.

6.Why was the Inca Empire weakened when Pizarro arrived?

• the loss of gold and silver

• a war with the Aztec

• a civil war

• attacks by other Spanish conquistadors

8.How was Pizarro able to capture Atahualpa?

• Atahualpa was tricked into a jail cell.

• Pizarro's army outnumbered the Inca.

• Atahualpa's guards were unarmed.

• Atahualpa met with Pizarro alone.

10.Before Pizarro arrived, ______ were already spreading among the Inca.

• fears of the Spanish

• European diseases

• European religions

• desire for freedom

What were three motivations for the Spanish conquering the Americas

• Grain, Gold and George

• Gold, Glory and God

• Meeting new cultures

• Mapping the world

The significance of Columbus’ voyage was?

• it started the process of curing smallpox in the New World

• it started the process of colonisation and conquest that would make Spain eternally powerful

• it started the process of colonisation and conquest that would transform the Americas

• it started the process of trading with the Americas

What caused the most indigenous deaths in Mexico after the arrival of Cortés?

• Spanish weapons

• starvation

• smallpox

• poisoned water