Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Hispaniola | d. | conquistador | b. | Atahualpa | e. | Hernán Cortés | c. | Malintzin |
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She acted as a translator for Cortés.
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the Incan emperor defeated by Pizarro
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He invaded Mexico and defeated the Aztecs.
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a soldier-explorer sent to the Americas by Spain
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the first place Christopher Columbus landed in 1492
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Christopher Columbus found the Americas while searching for
a. | lands to conquer. | c. | gold. | b. | spices. | d. | the sea route to
Asia. |
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The ____ welcomed the Spanish invader who was thought to be the light-skinned
god Quetzalcoatl.
a. | Inca | c. | Aztec | b. | Maya | d. | Montezuma |
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Which diseases killed more Native Americans than did Spanish swords?
a. | colds and flu | c. | polio and mumps | b. | cancer and heart disease | d. | measles and
smallpox |
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Balboa, who found what is today the Pacific Ocean, was charged with ____ against
Spain.
a. | treason | c. | war crimes | b. | tax evasion | d. | government
corruption |
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What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the Inca?
a. | spices | c. | the sea route to Asia | b. | gold | d. | lands
to conquer |
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