Mankind the Story of All of Us: Aztec Part 2

Who led the Spanish sailors to discover land on October 12, 1492?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was Columbus's plan to reach China?

• Fly in a hot air balloon

• Travel overland through Asia

• Sail west across the Atlantic

• Sail east around Africa

Which monarchs funded Columbus's expedition?

• Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette

• Philip II and Mary I

• Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

• Ferdinand and Isabella

Where did Columbus actually land, believing it to be Japan?

• Cuba

• Hispaniola

• The Bahamas

• Florida

Who were the native people Columbus encountered in the Bahamas?

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Taino

• Mayans

What deadly threat did Europeans bring to the Americas?

• Smallpox

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Bubonic plague

What was Hernan Cortes's primary motivation in the New World?

• To spread Christianity

• To find a new trade route

• To discover new lands

• To acquire gold

Who was the Aztec emperor during Cortes's conquest?

• Moctezuma II

• Montezuma

• Atahualpa

• Pachacuti

What strategy did Cortes use to gain control over the Aztecs?

• Forming alliances with other tribes

• Kidnapping the emperor

• Using advanced weaponry

• Negotiating peace treaties

What was the unintended weapon that helped the Conquistadors defeat the Aztecs?

• Gunpowder

• Cannons

• Horses

• Smallpox