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Spanish Colonial Emp
05 Q and A for Spanish Colonial Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the details of the Treaty of Tordesillas? | It was an agreement between Spain and Portugal on who claims what land. An imaginary line was made down the Atlantic Ocean; Spain's land was in the west and east was Portugal's. |
| Who were the conquistadores? In the Americas, how did they treat Native Americans. | Soldiers that went on expeditions to claim power or resources, they would often have violent contact onto Native American groups they've met. |
| 1519 saw Hernan Cortes defeat a group of Maya, who would he receive as tribute and what did they do for Cortez? | He would receive Malintzin, she spoke two languages, she went onto being a translator and advisor for Cortez. |
| The Aztec empire would have what that made it advanced? | People, canals, aqueducts, and vast markets. |
| Cortes would capture the Emperor of the Aztecs. What would he do afterwards during a religious festival? | Mass murder of Aztec nobles. |
| What affliction would be put on the Aztecs that weakened the Aztec population. | Smallpox epidemic. |
| Weakened by disease and war, what would Fransico Pizrro do to the emperor of the Inca Empire? | He would execute the emperor despite the ransom money given to him. |
| How would Pizarro meet his end after capturing the Inca capital? | He would be killed by other conquistadores due to rivalry from other Spaniards. |
| Silver became a important good for Spain to use, why? | It encouraged growth of financial systems in Europe like banking and credit. |