The Spanish in Latin America page 166

Which country landed in Latin America in the 1500's?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Italy

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Which famous soldier captured the Aztec ruler?

• Montezuma II

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

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The ruler of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Atahualpa

• Montezuma II

• Huayna Capac

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What year did Hernan Cortez capture Montezuma II?

• 1518

• 1519

• 1563

• 1534

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Hernan Cortez claimed the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521. What did he rename the Aztec Empire?

• New Spain

• The Viceroyalty of Mexico

• The Hernan Cortez Empire

• The Spanish Empire of the Americas

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A decade after Cortez created New Spain, another Spanish soldier defeated the Inca ruler Atahualpa. Name him.

• Hernan Cortez

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Christopher Columbus

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Time of Change

Once in control of Latin America, many indigenous people were forced to do forced labor, such as mining silver. The Spanish also worked hard to convert Native Americans to ____________.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

Latin America exchanged culture and goods. From the Old World to the New World. This was called the ____________.

• Columbian Exchange

• The Atlantic Passage

• The Transatlantic Trade

• The Intercontinental Exchange

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The basic units of the Mayan writing system were called _______.

• cuneiform

• symbols

• numbers

• hieroglyphs

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Name the capital of the Aztec Empire

• Tenochtitlan

• Cholula

• Texcoco

• Tlaxcala

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