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Moctezuma II ruled over

A
the Spanish as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
B
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
C
the Incas as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
D
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the eighteenth century.
4

Atahualpa was the leader of the

A
Inca Empire.
B
Spanish Empire.
C
Aztec Empire.
D
Mexican Empire.
5

Which leader was imprisoned by Cortés?

A
Columbus
B
Moctezuma II
C
Atahualpa
D
Pizarro
6

Why did the Spanish government establish the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?

A
to set up a labor supply
B
to divide land equally
C
to defend the Indigenous peoples
D
to grant land to Indigenous peoples
7

Arranged from greatest privileges to fewest privileges, which is the correct order of the Spanish class system?

A
peninsulares, criollos, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
B
peninsulares, mestizos, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
C
mestizos, peninsulares, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
D
criollos, peninsulares, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
8

Which is true regarding Moctezuma II?

A
He invited Bartolomé de las Casas to view his lands.
B
He was invited by Pizarro as a friend and brother.
C
He invited Cortés into the city of Tenochtitlán.
D
He was held hostage for his gold, then killed.
9

What was the most significant result of the Spanish colonization of Central and South America?

A
Spain brought advanced cultural values to the American colonies.
B
Spain was transformed by the cultural richness of the Americas.
C
Spain brought religion and high moral values to the American colonies.
D
Spain became rich by stealing the wealth of the American colonies.
10

How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?

A
It served as a model for the medieval system to be developed in Spain.
B
It established a system that distributed land to the Indigenous peoples.
C
It made noble attempts to care for the Indigenous peoples.
D
It was a slavery system that did not allow the enslaved to be sold off the land.

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