9.4 Conquest of the Mesoamericans

Question 1

Chaquis

Answer 1

Inca messengers

Question 2

indigenous

Answer 2

characteristic of or originating in a country or region

Question 3

Mita

Answer 3

Inca tax system

Question 4

quipu

Answer 4

record-keeping system using knots on yarn

Question 5

tribute

Answer 5

money paid to conquerors by conquered peoples

Question 6

How did the Incas treat conquered people?

Answer 6

The Inca sent nobles to rule as representatives of the emperor.

Question 7

The great Inca ruler ___ encouraged worship of Viracocha, “…ancient, remote, supreme, and uncreated…”

Answer 7

The great Inca ruler Pachacuti encouraged worship of Viracocha

Question 8

What was the first Spanish effort to colonize the New World?

Answer 8

Columbus left a group of sailors on Hispaniola and enslaved the Native Americans to search for gold.

Question 9

6) Select THREE facts about Hernado Cortez and his conquest of the Aztecs.

Answer 9

He established Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.
He captured the city after massacring thousands of Aztecs with superior weapons.
He made alliances with local leaders who resented paying tribute to the Aztecs.

Question 10

7) Select TWO facts about Francisco Pizarro’s conquest of the Incas.

Answer 10

Pizarro killed the Inca ruler, Atahualpa, and took control of the empire.
Spanish weapons and deadly diseases led to the quick downfall of the Inca.

Question 11

What was the major point of conflict between Native Americans and European colonists in North America?

Answer 11

The Europeans wanted the land on which Native Americans lived.