Voyages of Exploration

Question 1

Which of the following reasons did Las Casas use to support his claim? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Great atrocities were committed by the Spanish.; B: Some Indigenous people were killed.

Question 2

Not all people died from contracting smallpox. What was the other leading cause of death mentioned in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: They died of starvation.

Question 3

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.When Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico, the held the largest and most powerful empire in the Americas. Because the Spanish had horses, some Aztecs thought Cortes might be a god. The Aztec king, , invited Cortes to enter his capital city of Tenochtitlan. After a short time, Cortes turned against the emperor and .

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Aztecs

Question 4

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.When Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico, the held the largest and most powerful empire in the Americas. Because the Spanish had horses, some Aztecs thought Cortes might be a god. The Aztec king, , invited Cortes to enter his capital city of Tenochtitlan. After a short time, Cortes turned against the emperor and .

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Montezuma II

Question 5

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.When Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico, the held the largest and most powerful empire in the Americas. Because the Spanish had horses, some Aztecs thought Cortes might be a god. The Aztec king, , invited Cortes to enter his capital city of Tenochtitlan. After a short time, Cortes turned against the emperor and .

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: made him a prisoner

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