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How did the arrival of the conquistadors change the Americas?

Quiz by Connor Hughes

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  • Q1
    Who was the first European explorer to cross the Americas?
    Hernan Cortes
    Christopher Columbus
    Francisco Pizarro
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    30s
  • Q2
    What key factor helped ensure the defeat of the Aztecs by the Spanish?
    Silver
    Bronze
    Gold
    Iron
    30s
  • Q3
    Which Spanish conquistador was obsessed with claiming land for Spain and glory for himself in Mexico?
    Christopher Columbus
    Hernan Cortes
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Francisco Pizarro
    30s
  • Q4
    Which treaty divided the rights to new lands between Spain and Portugal in 1494?
    Treaty of Versailles
    Treaty of Tordesillas
    Treaty of Seville
    Treaty of Madrid
    30s
  • Q5
    Who was the emperor of the Aztecs during the Spanish conquest?
    Huayna Capac
    Pachacuti
    Atahualpa
    Montezuma II
    30s
  • Q6
    Where did Christopher Columbus make his first landfall in 1492?
    Florida
    Bahamas
    Jamaica
    Cuba
    30s
  • Q7
    Which Spanish conquistador was responsible for the conquest of the Inca Empire in present-day Peru and Chile?
    Christopher Columbus
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Francisco Pizarro
    Hernan Cortes
    30s
  • Q8
    Which Spanish explorer was inspired by Christopher Columbus' discoveries and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Francisco Pizarro
    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Hernan Cortes
    30s
  • Q9
    Which city did Cortes attempt to capture in November 1519?
    Lima
    Buenos Aires
    Cuzco
    Tenochtitlan
    30s
  • Q10
    Which European explorer believed he had reached Asia but actually landed in the Bahamas in 1492?
    Hernan Cortes
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Christopher Columbus
    Francisco Pizarro
    30s
  • Q11
    Who established Spain's first American colony on the island of Hispaniola?
    Hernan Cortes
    Christopher Columbus
    Francisco Pizarro
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    30s
  • Q12
    Which Spanish explorer is known for his conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico?
    Francisco Pizarro
    Hernan Cortes
    Christopher Columbus
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    30s
  • Q13
    Which European explorer was welcomed by Montezuma II, emperor of the Aztecs?
    Hernan Cortes
    Christopher Columbus
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Francisco Pizarro
    30s
  • Q14
    What enabled the Spanish conquistadors to have an advantage over the Aztecs during the conquest?
    Disease resistance
    Superior numbers
    Horse cavalry
    Iron weaponry
    30s

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