MesoAmericans & Spanish Conquestadors

1. Columbus’ voyage of 1492 marked the

• 1. Beginning of three centuries of Spanish conquest and exploitation.

• 1. The start of destruction of native civilizations in the Americas.

• 2. Rise of Spain to a major political role in Europe.

• 2. All of these answers are correct.

1. The encomienda system in colonial Latin America led to the

• use of forced labor of Native Americans

• establishment of trade unions

• increase in landownership by Native Americans

• weakening of the power of peninsulares

1. Who was primarily responsible for the conquest of the Aztecs in the early 16th century?

• 1. Bartolome de Las Casas

• 1. Christopher Columbus

• 1. Francisco Pizarro

• 1. Hernan Cortes

Which explanation for the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is best supported by this illustration?

• The Aztec religion encouraged nonviolence.

• The nations of Europe allied with the Spanish against the Aztec rulers.

• The conquistadors were defending their homeland.

• Spanish technology was a major factor in the defeat of the Aztecs.

1. The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas

• traded extensively with Africa

• flourished prior to European contact

• declined because of invasion and disease

• converted others to Islam

In the Spanish hierarchy, what social class is Spanish lineage (by blood) but born in America?

• Spanish

• Creoles

• Mestizos

• Native American

• What was the intended purpose of the encomienda system for conquistadors?

• • To protect the indigenous people and teach them Catholicism

• • To enslave the indigenous people and force them to build Spanish colonies

• • To collect wealth from the indigenous people and send it to Spain to fund more expeditions

• • To claim all lands owned by the indigenous people for Spain

What long term effect of the Treaty of Tordesillas is still true today?

• We can see the language of the parts Portugal and Spain ruled. Most of South America speaks Spanish and Brazil speaks Portuguese.

• We can see that there are no trees there and that is because of the Spanish people.

• We can see the the mountains have been changed by the Spanish and Portuguese.

• There is no gold left in South and North America.

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• It was a war settling truce between Spain and Portugal.

• It was an agreement between Spain and Portugal over lands in the "New Land".

• It was an agreement by the Catholic Church to end slavery by the Portuguese in America.

• It ended a war between the Native Americans and Spanish.

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe in 1521 and died in the Philippines?

• Fransisco Pizzaro

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon