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Arrival of the Spanish
Text Questions
1) What weapon is described in the eyewitness account of the Spanish arrival in 1528?
2) How many Spanish were with Cortez?
3) What was Moctezuma's reaction when he heard about the Spanish?
4) What 3 problems did Moctezuma have in 1505, before the Spanish arrived?
5) What internal struggle was happening in the Inca Empire before the Spanish arrived?
6) Who did Moctezuma think Cortes might be?
7) What did Cortes do to Moctezuma?
8) Who won the first battle, the Spanish or the Aztecs?
9) Give 3 reasons why they gave up.
10) Francisco Pizarro led how many men into the Inca Empire?
11) What lie did Pizarro tell the Inca messenger?
12) Why did Pizarro send a monk to Atahualpa?
13) What was Pizarro's reaction to the monk's report?
14) What 3 things did the Spanish do to Atahualpa?
15) Why did Huascan's army fail against the Spanish?
16) Give 4 main reasons the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec and the Inca Empires.
17) When the Spanish conquered their capitals:
How did the Aztecs respond?
How did the Incas respond?