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European Conquest Qu
SS6: European Conquest Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Columbian Exchange | Exchange of goods between Latin America and Europe |
Aztecs | Had a city with a palace, lots of homes, floating gardens, and a zoo |
Incas | Built stone roads, buildings, and farmed using terraces in the Andes Mountains |
Hernando CORTES | 1500's - conquered Aztec Empire in Central America |
Francisco PIZARRO | 1500's - conquered Incan civilization |
Montezuma | Leader of Aztec |
Atahualpa | Leader of Inca |
diseases | Helped Spaniards defeat the Inca and Aztec |
riches/gold spread of religion fame/glory | Reason for Spanish colonization of the Americas |
European diseases killed many Native Americans who might have fought the Spanish. | Reason that Cortes and Pizarro were able to conquer the Aztecs and Incas |