True or False: Sometimes in Africa, poor men would sell themselves as slaves so that their families could have more money

True or False: Cortés became the governor of the new Spanish colony in South America

Who did the king of the Aztecs think Cortes was?A. A godB. The king of PortugalC. The king of SpainD. His dead father

Why were the Aztecs so frightened of Cortés and his men?A. They had never seen horsesB. Cortés and his men wore strange masksC. They had never seen boatsD. All of the above

The Spanish and Portuguese sent soldiers called ___________ to attack the people who lived in Central and South America

The Spanish and Portuguese first got slaves from __________A. West African kingsB. Muslim tradersC. The AztecsD. The Mayans

What deal did Spain and Portugal make?A. They promised to share all of the gold they found in the New WorldB. They agreed to join together to fight the Aztecs, the Mayans, and the IncasC. They decided to divide the land in Central...

True or False: Europeans believed that all people were created equal by God

Why did Ferdinand and Isabella pay for explorers to go to America?A. They were still looking for a better route to India.B. They hoped to make money and find treasureC. They were running out of land to farm in SpainD. They wanted...

True or False: The Aztecs welcomed Cortés by giving him gifts made of gold

What were the Spanish and Portuguese lacking for their new settlements?A. weapons to protect themselves from the nativesB. Safe water to drinkC. materials to build houses and citiesD. People to grow crops and mine gold

The ____________ are islands just off South America.

What did Cortés do after he escaped from Tenochtitlan?A. He killed himselfB. He went back to SpainC. He paid some Indians to kill the king of the AztecsD. He gathered a fresh army and marched back to the city