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How was the Inca empire impacted by European exploration and colonization?

A
The Spanish forced the Incans to adopt their language, religion, and way of life.
B
The Spanish crowned Atahualpa as emperor of the Inca.
C
The Spanish enriched the Inca empire by buying goods with gold and silver.
D
The Spanish forced many Inca to work as conquistadors.
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Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated.–Bartolomé de las CasasWhich excerpt from the passage best supports Bartolomé’s argument that the Spanish were not behaving as Christians should?

A
“since New Spain was discovered, great atrocities were committed”
B
“these so-called Christians set about stealing from people and murdering them”
C
“the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition”
D
“the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated”
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For what primary purpose did the Spanish enslave many Indigenous peoples?

A
to build churches and grow coffee
B
to build ships and grow tobacco
C
to work in mines and grow sugar
D
to work on ranches and grow corn
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Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated, the perpetrators having lost all fear of God . . . and all sense of self-respect.–Bartolomé de las CasasAccording to Bartolomé de las Casas, the effect of atrocities, injustices, and outrageous acts on the perpetrators is that

A
they lose respect for themselves and become distanced from God, in whom they claim to believe.
B
Spanish explorers were stealing, killing, and murdering the Indigenous peoples of the region.
C
they experienced the violence and bloody tyranny of these Christians.
D
the Indigenous peoples of the region were killed by members of the expedition.
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Where were the first Spanish colonies located in the Americas?

A
in Canada
B
in mainland North America
C
in South America
D
in the Caribbean
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Which is true regarding Moctezuma II?

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

A
the desire for gold.
B
a religious duty to acquire land for Spain.
C
an urge to distribute land to the native peoples.
D
a desire to have Indigenous peoples experience power and fame.
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Why did Spain create missions in the colonies?

A
to create forced labor using Indigenous peoples
B
to adapt to Indigenous traditions
C
to assimilate Indigenous peoples
D
to return land to Indigenous peoples
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Read the passage from The Florentine Codex.And [even] before the Spaniards had risen against us, a pestilence first came to be prevalent: the smallpox. It was the month of Tepeilhuitl when it began, and it spread over the people as great destruction. Some it quite covered with blisters on all parts – their faces, their heads, their chests, etc. . . . Entirely covered with blisters, very many people died of them. And very many starved; there was death from hunger, for none could take care of the sick; nothing could be done for them.–The Florentine Codex, 1579What conclusion can be drawn from this passage?

A
The Indigenous population was weakened before Spanish attacks began.
B
There were fewer deaths by starvation than small pox.
C
Smallpox may have become a worldwide epidemic.
D
Starvation could have been limited with better farming techniques.
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Moctezuma II ruled over

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

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