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MAS U3 Conquest

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish Missionaries converted the Natives to...

a)

Catholicism.

b)

Franciscanism

c)

Anglicanism

d)

Buddhism

2.

When saying "the Church," in our class, we mean...

a)

Catholic Church

b)

The Pope

c)

The King and Queen

d)

The Protestant Church

3.

Who was the 19-year-old Spaniard whom conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Moctezuma

e)

Vazquez de Coronado

4.

One primary reason that Spaniards were able to defeat the Aztecs was

a)

they were helped by other Natives.

b)

Spaniards dressed better for the environment than the Natives.

c)

Spaniards had a larger army.

d)

Spaniards knew more mathematics.

5.

A major reason the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs was...

a)

the spread of disease.

b)

Spaniards had better medical stuff.

c)

Spaniards had better math skills.

d)

Aztecs were distracted watching Maya and the Three on Netflix.

6.

Of the below items, which was NOT a reason why Europeans explored the "new" Americas?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Guild

7.

Which god did the Aztecs believe Hernan Cortez was?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Tlaloc

c)

Huitzilopochtli

d)

Xipe Totec

8.

How did Hernan Cortes motivate his soldiers to continue exploring?

a)

He gave them land grants in Mexico.

b)

He gave them more money.

c)

He gave them more food.

d)

He allowed them to keep gold mined from Zacatecas.

9.

Disease introduced by foreigners (Spaniards)...

a)

contributed to the decline of the Aztecs.

b)

Made Natives more immune to new viruses.

c)

Made it very expensive to obtain healthcare.

d)

did nothing to the Natives.

10.

What contributed to this trend on the graph?

a)

Diffusion of disease

b)

Better farming methods

c)

More trade with Europe

d)

Less trade with Incas.

11.

Moctezuma II took the Aztec throne in...

a)

1503

b)

1492

c)

1610

d)

2012

12.

The Aztecs were also known as the...

a)

Mexica

b)

Tolteca

c)

Chichimeca

d)

Maya

e)

Olmeca

13.

The Aztec capital city was named

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Teotihuacan

d)

Tlaxcala

e)

Tejas

14.

Spaniards were impressed by Tenochtitlan because...

a)

It was very clean compared to European cities.

b)

It had electricity

c)

It had wi-fi.

d)

It was built underground and had a tunnel system.

15.

Why was the death of Moctezuma II an important world event?

a)

It was the defining moment where Spain conquers the Aztecs.

b)

It meant that Spain would now own Brazil.

c)

The Spanish could now travel around the world.

d)

All of the above.

16.

This Native woman was the translator for Cortez.

a)

La Malinche

b)

Doña Ines

c)

Señora Imelda

d)

Sor Juana

17.

This priest exposed the oppression of the Natives to the world.

a)

Bartolome de las Casas

b)

Montezuma II

c)

Vazquez de Coronado

d)

Francisco Pizarro

18.

Which TWO things did the New Laws do?

a)

Abolish Native slavery and ended the Encomienda System.

b)

Ended the Encomienda System and Missions.

c)

Allow Franciscans to rule Natives and gave them land grants.

d)

Gave Spaniards land grants and more food.

19.

Native Americans in New Spain became slaves in the Encomienda System.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In 1503...

a)

Montezuma came to the Aztec throne.

b)

small pox was introduced to Aztecs.

c)

Quetzalcoatl returned.

d)

the internet was born.

21.

Mexica = Azteca

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Bartolome de las Casas helped

a)

Natives against slavery

b)

Spanish economy

c)

Columbian Exchange.

d)

AfroMexicans