The Spanish Empire

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? Hint--> this is Mexico City today.

• Tenochtitlan

• Oaxaca

• Tijuana

• Guadalajara

What happened in Potosi in 1545 that made the Spanish very rich?

• The discovery of a large silver deposit.

• The discovery of new sailing methods.

• The discovery of Indigenous people.

• New land to build settlements.

The attached map is of South America...which empire controlled Argentina and Peru?

• Portugal
• France
• Spain
• England

Why did Native Americans maim their children?

• status symbol

• human sacrifice

• prevent them from working in mines

• prevent them from being taken

How did the Spanish separate silver from the ore?

• with mercury

• with explosives

• with water

• with machinery