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Cortes and Montezuma

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hernán Cortés conquered the area where ____________ is now located.

a)

Mexico City

b)

Laredo

c)

Monterrey

d)

Dallas

2.

What did Cortés decide to do?

a)

He decided to become friends with the Aztecs.

b)

He decided to leave Mexico.

c)

He decided to leave the Aztecs alone.

d)

He decided to conquer the Aztecs.

3.

What did Montezuma think that these strangers were?

a)

Gods

b)

Eskimos

c)

Travelers

d)

Indians

4.

Which of the following was NOT an impact of Cortes' conquests?

a)

Native people were forced to convert to Christianity

b)

The Spanish built governments in what is now Mexico City

c)

The Aztecs were afflicted by smallpox

d)

The Aztec civilization grew

5.

Who was the leader of the Aztecs

a)

Montezuma

b)

Sapa Inca

c)

Technoctitlan

d)

Pizzaro

6.

What country did Cortes claim land for?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Cuba

7.

What group was conquered by Cortes

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Anasazi

d)

Aztecs

8.

Who was the leader of the Conquistadors?

a)

Sapa Inca

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Tenochtitlan

9.

What was the name of Aztec capital city?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Chinampa

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Quetzalcoatl

10.

How did Monetzuma II die?

a)

He didn't die

b)

Someone threw a rock at him

c)

He was killed by Cortes

d)

He starved