Who will be the Conquistador Champion?

What did centuries of fighting during the Reconquista teach the Spanish people?

• To avoid foreign lands

• To trade with other nations

• To value peace and farming

• To see war as a way of life and faith

What was the main goal of the Spanish conquistadors?

• To study new lands peacefully

• To convert people and gain wealth

• To build schools and hospitals

• To protect Indigenous cultures

Who was the conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Pedro de Alvarado

• Ferdinand Magellan

What helped Cortés and his men defeat the Aztecs?

• Better trade routes

• Horses, steel weapons, and native allies

• Help from the Inca

• Peace treaties

What city was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

• Lima

• Madrid

• Mexico City

• Havana

Which empire did Francisco Pizarro conquer in 1532?

• Maya Empire

• Inca Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Olmec Empire

What was the Viceroyalty of New Spain?

• A trading post in Asia

• A land ruled by a viceroy for Spain

• A secret military base

• An Aztec temple

What caused the death of millions of Indigenous people after Spanish conquest?

• Natural disasters
  

• European diseases

• Civil wars

• Lack of food

What values motivated many conquistadors?

• Faith, glory, and wealth

• Peace and equality

• Science and art

• Loyalty to the Aztecs

What is one important lesson from the story of the conquistadors?

• Power should always be taken by force

• Conquest brings lasting happiness

• Respect and empathy for other cultures matter

• Wealth is the only path to success