Question

To what extent did Old World diseases impact warfare in the New World?(1 point)
Responses

Disease did not bring down fit soldiers, but it did impact their families.
Disease did not bring down fit soldiers, but it did impact their families.

More Indigenous peoples died from fighting Spanish conquistadors than from disease.
More Indigenous peoples died from fighting Spanish conquistadors than from disease.

Diseases substantially weakened Indigenous armies.
Diseases substantially weakened Indigenous armies.

Old World diseases had little influence over Indigenous armies.
Old World diseases had little influence over Indigenous armies.
Question 2
How did Spanish monks Bartolomé de Las Casas and Gerónimo de Mendieta respond to the devastation caused by Eurasian diseases in the Americas?(1 point)
Responses

They praised God for conquering their greatest enemy.
They praised God for conquering their greatest enemy.

They used the devastation as evidence to stop the advancement of Spanish armies.
They used the devastation as evidence to stop the advancement of Spanish armies.

They successfully nursed communities back to health.
They successfully nursed communities back to health.

They made records of the devastation and believed God was punishing the Spanish for their behavior.
They made records of the devastation and believed God was punishing the Spanish for their behavior.
Question 3
What was the Europeans’ immediate reaction to the riches coming from the Spanish silver and gold mines?(1 point)
Responses

Adventurers began their own conquests.
Adventurers began their own conquests.

There was increased interest in preserving Indigenous culture.
There was increased interest in preserving Indigenous culture.

They began funneling all riches to the Catholic Church.
They began funneling all riches to the Catholic Church.

There was an immediate dependence on the gold.
There was an immediate dependence on the gold.
Question 4
Why did Cortés enlist the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help defeat the Aztec?(1 point)
Responses

Cortés needed their help because he knew that his military technology was not strong enough to defeat the Aztec.
Cortés needed their help because he knew that his military technology was not strong enough to defeat the Aztec.

The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac were eager to get out from under the self-imposed rule of the Aztec.
The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac were eager to get out from under the self-imposed rule of the Aztec.

The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac could help lure Aztec forces into a false sense of security by offering tribute.
The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac could help lure Aztec forces into a false sense of security by offering tribute.

Cortés used the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help him fight the Aztec because he wanted them to run his New World territories after he left.
Cortés used the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help him fight the Aztec because he wanted them to run his New World territories after he left.
Question 5
Choose the correct word options to make these statements correct.(3 points)
The first meeting between the Aztec and Cortés was
; Cortés came back and conquered the empire at a later date. Pizarro’s initial intent was to
the Inca, and he
at their second meeting.
Question 6
How did the Spanish ultimately take control of the Inca and Aztec Empires?(1 point)
Responses

The entire Inca and Aztec populations were killed by smallpox before the Spanish arrived.
The entire Inca and Aztec populations were killed by smallpox before the Spanish arrived.

The Spanish were welcomed and given slaves and riches.
The Spanish were welcomed and given slaves and riches.

The Spanish took advantage of civil war.
The Spanish took advantage of civil war.

The Inca and Aztec Empires eventually fell under Spanish control because the Spanish had superior weapons.
The Inca and Aztec Empires eventually fell under Spanish control because the Spanish had superior weapons.

Answer 1

1. Diseases substantially weakened Indigenous armies.

2. They made records of the devastation and believed God was punishing the Spanish for their behavior.

3. Adventurers began their own conquests.

4. The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac were eager to get out from under the (Aztec) rule.

5. The first meeting between the Aztec and Cortés was peaceful; Cortés came back and conquered the empire at a later date. Pizarro’s initial intent was to befriend the Inca, and he captured them at their second meeting.

6. The Spanish took advantage of civil war.