How did the arrival of the conquistadors change the Americas?
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- Q1Who was the first European explorer to cross the Americas?Hernan CortesChristopher ColumbusFrancisco PizarroVasco Nunez de Balboa30s
- Q2What key factor helped ensure the defeat of the Aztecs by the Spanish?SilverBronzeGoldIron30s
- Q3Which Spanish conquistador was obsessed with claiming land for Spain and glory for himself in Mexico?Christopher ColumbusHernan CortesVasco Nunez de BalboaFrancisco Pizarro30s
- Q4Which treaty divided the rights to new lands between Spain and Portugal in 1494?Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of TordesillasTreaty of SevilleTreaty of Madrid30s
- Q5Who was the emperor of the Aztecs during the Spanish conquest?Huayna CapacPachacutiAtahualpaMontezuma II30s
- Q6Where did Christopher Columbus make his first landfall in 1492?FloridaBahamasJamaicaCuba30s
- Q7Which Spanish conquistador was responsible for the conquest of the Inca Empire in present-day Peru and Chile?Christopher ColumbusVasco Nunez de BalboaFrancisco PizarroHernan Cortes30s
- Q8Which Spanish explorer was inspired by Christopher Columbus' discoveries and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?Vasco Nunez de BalboaFrancisco PizarroJuan Ponce de LeonHernan Cortes30s
- Q9Which city did Cortes attempt to capture in November 1519?LimaBuenos AiresCuzcoTenochtitlan30s
- Q10Which European explorer believed he had reached Asia but actually landed in the Bahamas in 1492?Hernan CortesVasco Nunez de BalboaChristopher ColumbusFrancisco Pizarro30s
- Q11Who established Spain's first American colony on the island of Hispaniola?Hernan CortesChristopher ColumbusFrancisco PizarroVasco Nunez de Balboa30s
- Q12Which Spanish explorer is known for his conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico?Francisco PizarroHernan CortesChristopher ColumbusVasco Nunez de Balboa30s
- Q13Which European explorer was welcomed by Montezuma II, emperor of the Aztecs?Hernan CortesChristopher ColumbusVasco Nunez de BalboaFrancisco Pizarro30s
- Q14What enabled the Spanish conquistadors to have an advantage over the Aztecs during the conquest?Disease resistanceSuperior numbersHorse cavalryIron weaponry30s