Conquistadors DBQ

According to the population chart, approximately how many Native people lived in the Americas in 1492?

• About 10 million

• About 30 million

• About 60 million

• About 112.5 million

What major internal problem weakened the Inca Empire before Spanish conquest?

• A. A famine caused by drought

• B. Constant attacks from the Aztecs

• C. A collapse of trade routes

• D. A civil war over succession

How did Hernán Cortés use alliances to his advantage during the conquest of the Aztecs?

• He united all Native groups against Spain

• He avoided Native alliances completely

• He only worked with Spanish settlers

• He allied with the Tlaxcalans to defeat rival tribes

What role did deception play in the massacre at Cholula?

• The Spanish pretended to surrender

• The Aztecs attacked first

• The Spanish were defending themselves

• The Tlaxcalans spread false rumors about Cholula

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Why were Spanish weapons especially frightening to Native peoples?

• They were decorated with gold

• They were used only in ceremonies

• They were made from Native materials

• They were unknown and made of iron

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Which factor from the Columbian Exchange had the most devastating impact on Native populations?

• European farming techniques

• Forced labor systems

• Religious conversion

• Diseases like smallpox and influenza

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did some Aztecs initially believe Cortés might be the god Quetzalcoatl?

• He spoke their language fluently

• He refused to fight

• He wore Aztec clothing

• He arrived during the year 1-Reed and physically resembled descriptions of Quetzalcoatl

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which combination best explains why a small number of Spaniards defeated large Native empires?

• Strong Native unity and leadership

• Advanced Native weapons and technology

• Geography and climate alone

• Disease, alliances, internal conflict, and fear

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CCSS.RI.5.3

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?

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• They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following caused the most destruction to the American Indians?

• War

• Triangular Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Deception

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CCSS.RL.8.9