The Spanish Empire

Front

Which indigenous groups resisted Spanish rule? Options: Aztecs, Incas, and Maya, Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, Vikings, Celts, and Saxons

Back

Aztecs, Incas, and Maya

Front

What was one major problem the Spanish faced in controlling their colonies?

Back

Difficult geography

Front

What deadly diseases weakened indigenous populations?

Back

Smallpox, measles, and malaria

Front

Which social class controlled the highest positions in the Spanish colonies?

Back

Peninsulares

Front

Why were Creoles unhappy in the Spanish colonies?

Back

They had less power than Peninsulares.

Front

What system divided people based on race in Spanish colonies?

Back

Casta System

Front

What treaty divided South America between Spain and Portugal?

Back

Treaty of Tordesillas

Front

Which country controlled Brazil after the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Back

Portugal

Front

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Back

Hernán Cortés

Front

Who conquered the Inca Empire?

Back

Francisco Pizarro