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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?NahuatlMexico CityMontezumaTenochtitlan - 2. Multiple ChoiceCortes is most famous for which deed?conquering the Aztec empirebecoming mayor of a Cuban townstarting construction of Mexico Citybecoming friends with native people
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho was ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?CortesPizarroAtahualpaMontezuma II
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Montezuma II do to Cortes and his men as they approached Tenochtitlan?killed them allwelcomed themcaptured them for human sacrificetook the Spanish troops as hostages
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Montezuma II get from people he conquered?gifts to give to the Spanishtaxes and irrigation for farmstaxes and humans for sacrificegold for the temple of the Aztec gods
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the capital of the Inca Empire?CuscoBoliviaCajamarcaMachu Picchu
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich modern country includes land that was part of the Inca Empire?PeruBrazilPanamaVenezuela
- 8. Multiple ChoicePizarro was able to defeat the Inca and Atahualpa by doing what?Kidnapping Atahualpa and holding him hostageSurrounding and burning down CuzcoAttacking Cuzco at nightSending venomous snakes from catapults
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main thing that defeated the Aztec people in Tenochtitlan?Spanish GunsSpanish godsSmallpoxFlu
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...MarshRiverOceanLake
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec civilization capital was located in what present day city?CuzcoMexico CityTenochtitlanMachu Pichu
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCortes and Pizarro were called _________ because of their aggressive conquests of land and wealth for Spain.AztecsGeneralsConquistadorsCommanders
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCortes was able to conquer Tenochtitlan by:cutting off the city's supply of food and water.returning to the city 6 days after the Aztec revolt.returning to Cuba for more supplies.Both A and C.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAnother reason the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, fell to Cortes and the Spanish was that many of the Aztecs _________.surrendered quicklywere bribed by the Spanishwanted a new rulerwere killed by small pox
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Inca are considered to have been an advanced civilization because they __________.had paved roads through the Andes Mountainshad created terraced mountainside field to raise cropshad created aqueducts on the mountainsBoth A and B.
- 16. Multiple ChoicePizarro moved the capital of his newly claimed Spanish territory from _____ to _______ because _________________.Lima...Cusco...he wanted to set up his government in the palaces covered in gold.Cusco...Lima...he wanted a capital that could be reached by sea.Tumbez...Lima...he wanted a capital that could be reached by sea.Cusco...Lima...he wanted to set up his government in the palaces covered in gold.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe conquistadors who attacked the Incas were led byHernan Cortes.Francisco Pizarro.Sieur de la Salle.Moctecezuma II.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAtahualpa tried to win his freedomby escaping in the middle of the night.by asking his people to fill a room with gold and silver.by accepting the Catholic religion.by agreeing to fight on the side of the Spanish.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Inca Empire began in what is now Mexico.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Incas carved terraces into hillsides and grew potatoes.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOther peoples in the region made alliances with Cortes becausethey were interested in moving to Spain.they could gain wealth by selling their horses to the Spanish.they wanted to adopt the Catholic religion.they did not like the harsh rule of the Aztecs.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs builtcauseways.chinampas.irrigation canals.terraces.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA goal of the conquistadors wasto rescue people who were going to be sacrificed.to colonize the Americas.to convert the natives to Catholicism.to kill the Maya kings.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish won allies in the Americas because other native peoplesthought Cortes was Quetzecotl.resented the harsh Aztec rule.wanted a share of the Aztec gold.were afraid of disease.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec emperor believed that Hernan Cortes was a ____________________.conquistadorgod
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish unknowingly brought ____________________ to the Americas.diseaseshorses
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs sacrificed thousands of people a year.TrueFalse
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen the conquistadors arrived, the Aztecs immediately attacked them.TrueFalse
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs believed that many gods controlled nature and human activities.TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Montezuma welcome Cortes into Tenochtitlan?Montezuma thought Cortes was a godMontezuma was scared of CortesMontezuma wanted Cortes' gunsTrick question - Montezuma did not welcome Cortes
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a conquistador?A spanish soldier who conquered lands for Spaina fancy dancera person who wants to be kinga leader of a religious group
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhen the conquistadors arrived, the Aztecs immediately attacked them.TrueFalse
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT one of the reasons why Cortes was able to beat the Aztec?The Spanish had horses and gunsThe Spanish brought diseasesMontezuma thought Cortes was an Aztec GodCortes surrounded the Aztec and scared them with their screams
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe Incan Emperor _________ thought Pizarro was crazy by only having 160 soldiers versus his 80,000 Incan warriors.PizarroMontezuma IICortesAtahualpa
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Atahualpa after Pizarro takes the gold and silver?Atahualpa is executedAtahualpa is freedAtahualpa is made to be Pizarro's slaveAtahualpa goes to Spain with Pizarro
- 36. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Spanish conquer the most powerful empires in the Americas?By creating peaceful treatiesBy using their bigger armyBy stealing all of their food supplyBy using guns, horses, diseases
- 37. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Aztecs able to farm?built stone walls within the mountains to create a flat surfacealternated crops to keep the soil fertilizedused land outside of the island to grow cropsused floating gardens that were anchored to trees
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWho was the LAST emperor of the Aztecs?PizarroMontezuma IIAtahualpaCortes
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWho was the LAST emperor of the Incas?Montezuma IIChristopher ColumbusPizarroAtahualpa
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich ancient empire was located in the Valley of Mexico?IncaAztecNoneBoth
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