Conquistas Españolas en las Américas

Who was Hernán Cortés?

• A Spanish nobleman who became a conquistador

• An Italian navigator

• A Portuguese explorer

• An Aztec emperor

What invisible factor helped Cortés defeat the Aztecs?

• Gunpowder

• Support from the Incas

• Diseases like measles and smallpox

• Help from the Mayans

What did Cortés do to prevent an Aztec uprising?

• Destroyed Tenochtitlán

• Took Moctezuma II as a hostage

• Burned his ships

• Allied with the Incas

What was Francisco Pizarro looking for in his expedition?

• A passage to Asia

• New trade routes

• A golden empire

• Allies against the Aztecs

What did Atahualpa offer Pizarro to try to buy his freedom?

• A room full of gold and silver

• A map of the Inca Empire

• Control of Tenochtitlán

• An army of 10,000 warriors

What did Pizarro do after receiving the gold and silver from Atahualpa?

• He appointed him governor

• He freed Atahualpa

• He sent him to Spain

• He executed him

What title did Pizarro receive from the king of Spain?

• Admiral of the Pacific

• Governor of Peru

• Viceroy of Mexico

• Count of Tenochtitlán

Which disease helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?

• Smallpox

• The Black Death

• Malaria

• Influenza

What did Cortés do with his ships when he arrived in Mexico?

• He hid them

• He burned them

• He gave them to the Aztecs

• He sold them

What Aztec belief helped Cortés in his conquest?

• That the Spaniards were peaceful

• That the Spaniards were allies

• That the Spaniards were merchants

• That the Spaniards were gods