Hernando Cortes and the Aztec Empire

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What was the primary motivation for the Spanish in their encounters with the Native American states?

  • Desire to explore new territories
  • Desire to establish trade routes
  • Desire to find the source of gold (correct)
  • Desire to spread Christianity

How did the Aztecs initially perceive Hernando Cortes?

  • Some thought he was a god (correct)
  • Some thought he was a trader
  • Some thought he was a conqueror
  • Some thought he was an explorer

What led to the deterioration of relations between the Spanish and the Aztecs?

  • The Spanish desire for Aztec wealth
  • The siege and destruction of Tenochtitlan
  • Cortes' ruthless diplomacy tactics
  • The ensuing violence resulting in the death of Montezuma (correct)

What enabled Cortes to overthrow the Aztec Empire?

<p>Organizing a coalition of tribes against their Aztec overlords (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Spanish conquistadors do after overthrowing native states in Mexico, Central America, and Peru?

<p>Incorporated subjugated Native Americans into a vast new empire (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation for Christopher Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic?

<p>To establish a direct trade route with Asia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the prevailing belief about the earth's size among scholars and navigators in the 1400s?

<p>The earth was so big that any ship sailing west into the Atlantic would run out of provisions before reaching Asia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who sponsored voyages of discovery to the Azores in the Atlantic and along the coast of Africa in the mid-1400s?

<p>Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which explorer led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope and sailed on to India?

<p>Vasco da Gama (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did most scholars believe about the shape of the earth in the 1400s?

<p>The earth was round (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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