The Inca

What was the extent of the Inca Empire by 1525?

• 2,600 miles

• 1,500 miles

• 3,000 miles

• 2,000 miles

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Incas by 1533?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

What were some of the architectural achievements of the Inca?

• Machu Picchu and its terraces

• The Great Wall of China

• The Colosseum in Rome

• The Pyramids of Giza

What did the Inca build to help their strong central government control even the most distant parts of the empire?

• A large network of roads and bridges.

• A series of fortresses along the borders.

• A fleet of ships for coastal defense.

• A network of telegraph lines.

What were the Spanish conquistadors searching for in South America?

• Gold, God, and glory

• Land and resources

• Peace and prosperity

• Alliances with native tribes

The Spanish conquest changed the native populations in South America by:

• introducing new diseases that decimated populations

• preserving native cultures and traditions

• establishing equal partnerships with native tribes

• leaving the native populations largely unaffected

What was the role of Catholic missionaries in South America during the Spanish conquest?

• To spread Christianity and convert indigenous people

• To trade goods with indigenous tribes

• To establish military alliances with local leaders

• To explore new territories for Spain

What happened to many native people as a result of the Spanish conquest?

• They became wealthy landowners

• They began to practice the Catholic faith

• They formed alliances with the Spanish

• They migrated to Europe

What did some native people do with their religious practices after the Spanish conquest?

• They abandoned their religious practices completely.

• They blended their religious practices with Christianity.

• They continued their religious practices without any change.

• They adopted Christianity entirely and forgot their own practices.

Who claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500?

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan