The Conquistadors - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?

fairly

cruelly

generously

indifferently

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What group did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

Aztecs

Incas

Mayans

Olmecs

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?

kings

religions

weapons

horses

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did the king of Spain want so much gold and land?

He wanted to make the conquistadors rich and powerful

He wanted to dominate other European empires

He wanted to build expensive new palaces

He wanted to impress female suitors

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Encomiendas were most similar to:

Slave plantations in the old American South

Large factory farms in the American Midwest

Collective farms in the old Soviet Union

Rice paddies in Southeast Asia

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do so many people in Latin America speak Spanish or Portuguese?

They are subjects of the kings of Spain and Portugal

They are descended from Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors

They are immigrants from Spain and Portugal

Their countries were once Spanish or Portuguese colonies

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did smallpox kill so many of the natives in the Americas, but so few conquistadors?

The conquistadors had been vaccinated against smallpox

The natives had never been exposed to European diseases

The natives had poor hygiene, while the Spanish were very clean

The smallpox virus was designed to only infect native populations

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If a Native American society refused to convert to Christianity, what would usually happen to them?

They'd be destroyed

They'd be allowed to worship their traditional gods

They'd be forced to attend religious education classes

They'd be allowed to convert to Judaism instead

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one lasting result of the Spanish colonization of Latin America?

Spain still controls most of Latin America

The encomienda system is still thriving in many Latin American countries

Most people in Latin America still belong to the Roman Catholic Church

Slavery and murder are still legal in most Latin American countries

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