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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
criollos, peninsulares, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
D
mestizos, peninsulares, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
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Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?

A
peninsulares
B
criollos
C
mestizos
D
conquistadors
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How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?

A
It was a slavery system that did not allow the enslaved to be sold off the land.
B
It made noble attempts to care for the Indigenous peoples.
C
It established a system that distributed land to the Indigenous peoples.
D
It served as a model for the medieval system to be developed in Spain.
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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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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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When a nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit, this practice is called

A
assimilation.
B
the mission system.
C
the encomienda system.
D
colonization.
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Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?

A
Aztec Empire
B
Inca Empire
C
Spanish Empire
D
Portuguese Empire
8

The Aztecs controlled the most powerful empire in

A
Peru.
B
Mexico.
C
Bolivia.
D
Panama.
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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, 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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