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WorksheetsThe Conquistadors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?
Fairly
Cruelly
Generously
Indifferently
What can you infer about the conquistadors from the fact that most of them came from humble backgrounds?
They were not very loyal to the king of Spain
They were not allowed to join the Catholic Church
They were not well-educated
They had no interest in gold and riches
Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?
Kings
Religion
Weapons
Horses
Why would the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?
To help the Spaniards hold religious services
To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women
To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity
To convert the native peoples to Christianity
Why did the king of Spain want so much gold and land?
He wanted to make the conquistadors rich and powerful
He wanted to dominate other European empires
He wanted to build expensive new palaces
He wanted to impress female suitors
Encomiendas were most similar to:
Slave plantations in the old American South
Large factory farms in the American Midwest
Collective farms in the old Soviet Union
Rice paddies in Southeast Asia
Why do so many people in Latin America speak Spanish or Portuguese?
They are subjects of the kings of Spain and Portugal
They are descended from Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors
They are immigrants from Spain and Portugal
Their countries were once Spanish or Portuguese colonies
Why did smallpox kill so many of the natives in the Americas, but so few conquistadors?
The conquistadors had been vaccinated against smallpox
The natives had never been exposed to European diseases
The natives had poor hygiene, while the Spanish were very clean
The smallpox virus was designed to only infect native populations
If a Native American society refused to convert to Christianity, what would usually happen to them?
They'd be destroyed
They'd be allowed to worship their traditional gods
They'd be forced to attend religious education classes
They'd be allowed to convert to Judaism instead
What is one lasting result of the Spanish colonization of Latin America?
Spain still controls most of Latin America
The encomienda system is still thriving in many Latin American countries
Most people in Latin America still belong to the Roman Catholic Church
Slavery and murder are still legal in most Latin American countries
