2.3 European Conquests in the Americas

Which two minerals made Spain the wealthiest country in the 15th century?

• Wood and meat

• Gold and silver

• Banana and coconut

• woman and child

Which country was the world's most powerful empire at sea and colonized before Spain?

• French

• Mexico

• The Netherlands

• Portugal

Around 1500 AD, when Spain arrived in America, what was the ancient civilization in Mexico?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Sparta

In addition to gaining land, what was the other goal of the Spanish colonists?

• get woman

• build a castle

• make Native Americans catholic/Christian

• Build school

Which statement most accurately describes the encounter between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs?

• The Aztec king Moctezuma wanted to imprison Cortés

• B. Cortés and his men wanted to convert the Aztecs to Christianity

• C. The conflict with the Aztecs resulted in the death of Cortés

Spanish monarchs granted conquistadors encomiendas. Because of this, American Indians were

• forced to work under brutal condition

• encouraged to convert to Christianity

• given equal rights to enslaved Africans

• allowed to buy property from the Spanish

Which of the following was not a cause of the decline in the Native American population under Spanish colonial rule?

• Disease

• starvation

• cruel treatment

• Natural disaster

Which of the following groups was at the top of the social hierarchy in

colonial Spain?

• creoles

• mestizos

• mulattoes

• peninsulares

What is Creoles

• brought from Africa and the Caribbean

• born of Spanish and Native American

  Indian parents

• born in New Spain

  of Spanish parents

• Spaniards born in Spain

Which new religion did Africans create that blended African and Christian beliefs?

• Buddhism

• Christian

• vodou

• catholic