USH Chapter 4 Test

Who was the emperor of the Aztecs?

• Montezuma
• Atahualpa
• Hernan Cortés
• Quetzalcoatl

Who was the emperor of the Inca?

• Montezuma
• Atahualpa
• Hernan Cortés
• Quetzalcoatl

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

• Spain
• Cuzco
• Tenochtitlán
• St. Augustine

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Hernan Cortés
• Francisco Pizarro
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Juan Ponce de León

Which conquistador conquered the Inca?

• Hernan Cortés
• Francisco Pizarro
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Juan Ponce de León

Who was the interpreter that could speak both Spanish and the language of the Aztecs? She told the Spanish how rich the Aztecs were and about their fears of the gods.

• Montezuma
• Malintzin
• Atahualpa
• Quetzalcoatl

Which leader was killed by his own people?

• Montezuma
• Malintzin
• Atahualpa
• Quetzalcoatl

What did the Spanish explorers want most from the Aztecs and the Inca?

• Their gold
• Their tecnology
• Their religion
• Their food

What was the name of the colony built by Cortés?

• St. Augustine
• Santo Domingo
• Tenochtitlán
• Veracruz

What killed off *most* of the Aztecs?

• Hernan Cortés and his soldiers
• Francisco Pizarro and his soldiers
• They died from starvation and dehydration
• They died from measles and smallpox