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World History The Conquest Of The Americas
Test Description: World history
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1) The Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire was...
A
Hernando de Soto
B
Hernan Cortes
C
Francisco Pizzaro
D
Atahaulpa
2) How did an Aztec warrior gain access to the House of the Sun?
A
Building pyramids
B
Achieving great victories in battle
C
Dying in battle or as a sacrifice
D
By becoming a king
3) What were Aztec warriors raised to believe?
A
Water was the lifeblood of the empire
B
The Spanish were gods to be worshipped
C
It was their religious duty to give the hearts of their enemies to the gods
4) During the Aztec Feast of the Flaying Man, what was done to the bodies of sacrificial victims?
A
They were tied to the gladiatorial stone
B
They were skinned, dismembered, and eaten
C
They were left to freeze high in the mountains
5) What kinds of people were being killed during Aztec religious ceremonies?
A
Criminals and thieves
B
Only the Spanish
C
Children who were pure
D
War captives
6) Why would thousands of Native Americans ally with the Spanish against the Aztecs?
A
The Spanish promised them gold
B
They believed the Spanish were gods
C
They hated the Aztecs for raiding and sacrificing their people
7) According to the STANDARD view, what factors allowed the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs?
A
The Spanish used guns
B
European diseases (germs) killed many of the Native Americans
C
All of the above
D
The Spanish had steel swords and armor
8) Why were children used in Capacocha?
A
Children were easier to poison
B
The Inca wanted to keep the population low
C
Children were considered to be pure
9) How did Atahualpa view the Spanish? Why?
A
As gods because the rode horses and wore steel armor
B
As gods because they were white
C
As animals who were crazy because they had beards and wore pots on their heads
10) What was unique about Inca stonework?
A
They created pyramids
B
The carved skulls as decorations on their buildings
C
It was earthquake proof
11) According to the Spanish accounts, what did Atahualpa do that angered the Spanish?
A
Killed children
B
Attacked them
C
Threw a Bible on the ground
12) According to Jarred Diamond, why were European farmers able to produce more crops and therefore more people than farmers in South America?
A
Europeans had horses and ox to provide muscle power for plows
B
Europeans were more intelligent due to having better schools
C
It rained more in Europe
13) What was the Mita system?
A
A system of religious practices involving child sacrifice
B
A form of money used to pay workers
C
A system of mandatory labor in the Inca empire that resulted in large cities and roads being built. Workers received food and
14) What was Capacocha?
A
A poison drink used in sacrifices
B
A ritual where priests wore human skin
C
Inca ritual of child sacrifice
15) Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca empire?
A
Hernando de Soto
B
Francisco Pizzaro
C
Hernan Cortes
D
Atahaulpa
16) Why weren't guns an important factor in why the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs?
A
Guns were single shot, took a long time to load, and were not very accurate.
B
Aztec armor was bullet proof
C
Guns did not work well in the jungles and mountains of Mexico and Peru
17) What did the Aztecs believe they gained by conducting human sacrifice?
A
Good harvest and rain
B
More meat to feed their population
C
Victory in battle
18) What does “false conscioussness” mean?
A
Believing you are someone you are not
B
Beliefs and values that benefit people in power, and not those holding the beliefs
C
The belief that your religion is the only true religion
19) What was the most important element in the Spanish victory over the Aztecs?
A
Germs and disease
B
Thousands of native allies
C
Guns and steel weapons
20) What happened at “La Noche Triste”?
A
The Spanish tried to flee Tenochtitlan and were attacked. 2/3rds of them were killed or captured.
B
The Aztec were defeated by Cortes and his allies
C
Pizarro ambushed Athaulpa
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