Spain Builds an Empire REVIEW

A conquistador is a soldier who led military expeditions in the Americas.

• True

• False

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Ahoy!

Conquistadors came from which country?

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Viva Espana!

The 3 main goals of the conquistadors:

(check 3)

• To claim land and resources

• To learn the language of the Native Americans.

• To defeat the native people for treasure and glory.

• To spread Christianity.

• To sail around the globe.

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Cortes conquered the ___________ Empire.

• Spanish

• Aztec

• Inca

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Which of these is TRUE about Tenochtitlan?

• It was the Aztec capital.

• It was conquered by Cortes and his army.

• When it was destroyed, the entire empire fell.

• All of these are TRUE.

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Pizarro conquered the ___________ Empire.

• Spanish

• Aztec

• Inca

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How was Pizarro's seizure of the Inca Empire SIMILAR to Cortes' seizure of the Aztec Empire?

• Both armies were greatly outnumbered.

• Both armies had superior weapons.

• Both armies had successfully destroyed the capital cities.

• All of these.

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Which of these methods was NOT used by Spanish conquistadors to seize and control both the Aztec and Inca Empires?

• They killed thousands of people with weapons.

• They spread deadly diseases, causing thousands of people to die.

• They forced the natives to leave the settlements.

• They looted the settlements, taking valuables and properties.

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The new empire established by the Spanish was called ___________________.

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Cabeza de Vaca realized that lands in North America were all connected.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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