Europeans in Mexico and Peru

Question 1

Which conquistador conquered Peru

Answer 1

Francisco Pizzaro

Question 2

When did the conquest of Peru happen

Answer 2

1532

Question 3

Which native group lived in Peru

Answer 3

The Incas

Question 4

What was the name of the conquistador that led
the conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico?

Answer 4

Hernando Cortes

Question 5

Cortes stated that he and his comrades had a
“disease of the heart that only gold can cure.”
What does this statement mean?

Answer 5

This statement means that they had a huge greed for gold and gold could only satisfy that insatiable greed.

Question 6

What factors do you believe led to the conquest
of the Aztecs?

Answer 6

The 3 main reasons are superior weaponry, rivalry with other nations and diseases.

Question 7

What nationality was Hernando Cortes

Answer 7

Spanish

Question 8

What was Cortes lured by

Answer 8

Gold and Silver

Question 9

What are 2 factors that led to the conquest of Peru

Answer 9

Superior weaponry and the death of their leader