WorksheetsSpanish Conquest
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
How did Cortes gain allies?
Using terror
Using persuasion
Using threats
Tenochtitlan, which was invaded by Hernan Cortes, was located in (a) . Nowadays called the ruins of Templo Mayor.
What did Pizarro and Almagro do?
Conquered the Incas.
Discovered America.
Traveled with Columbus
Where did the Spaniards capture Atahualpa?
Cajamarca
Quito
Cusco
The Spaniards were able to defeat the Incas thanks to.....
alliances with indigenous people
the help of the caravels
the financial support of Spanish monarchs
Spaniards used ............... in battle which indigenous people had never seen.
horses
camels
llamas
Spaniards used .....................
fire weapons
stone weapons
magical weapons
Which of the following was brought by the Spaniards and killed many people?
Religion
Diseases
Horses
Why did Bartolome' de la Casas write passages like this to the king of Spain?
to show the king how easy it was to conquer the new lands in the Americas
to ask the king to send more people to the colonies as the lands had become de-populated
to notify the king of the poor treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadors
to ask the king for more supplies to establish trade routes and help improve economic situation
In the excerpt above, Bartolome de la Casa is arguing
that more priests are needed to teach the Native Americans about Christianity.
that Native Americans need to be conquered if they do not accept Christianity.
that Native Americans should not be mistreated and attacked by the Spanish.
that Native Americans should be taught Christianity at all costs and in any manner.
What was the goal of de la Casas?
an increase in trade
an end of the encomienda system
the establishment of military forts
the equal exchange of cultural learning
Why did Europeans stop using Native Americans as a labor force and bring African slaves to the New World instead?
Native Americans refused to work for low wages.
The majority of Native American workers died from diseases.
It was cheaper to transport enslaved Africans to the work locations.
Native Americans destroyed crops and mines as a form of protest.
What was the primary motivation for the Spanish Conquest of the Americas?
A) To spread Christianity
B) To find new trade routes
C) To acquire wealth and resources
D) To escape European conflicts
Which of the following was a significant effect of the Spanish Conquest on the indigenous populations of the Americas?
A) Increase in indigenous population
B) Introduction of new agricultural techniques
C) Spread of European diseases
D) Establishment of democratic governments
Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire at the time of the Spanish Conquest?
A) Montezuma II
B) Atahualpa
C) Tupac Amaru
D) Huayna Capac
