Unit 2: Paper 1 — Conquest and its Impact
Topic 2.2: Conquest of Mexico and Peru (1519–1551) Questions
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Which native people allied with Cortés because they hated Aztec rule?
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According to Source B, what factors does the account say broke the Aztec city, apart from Spanish swords?
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Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire, and in which year did its capital fall?
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Where and in what year did Pizarro capture the Inca emperor Atahualpa?
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According to Source A, what does Cortés claim about the conquest of Tenochtitlan and what does he ask of the King?
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According to the micro-topic, what was the single deadliest impact of the Spanish conquest on the Indigenous population of the Americas?
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What did the New Laws of 1542 attempt to do?
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What role did Doña Marina (La Malinche) play in the conquest of Mexico?
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Why does the case study of the conquests run as far as 1551 rather than ending in 1533?
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Why did the discovery of silver at Potosí in 1545 matter for the impact of the conquest?
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In which year did Cortés land in Mexico and reach the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán?
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Why was the Inca Empire especially vulnerable when Pizarro arrived in 1532?
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Which local people allied with Cortés against the Aztecs because they resented Aztec rule?
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What was the encomienda?
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source A for a historian studying the impact of the Spanish conquest on Indigenous people.
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In which year did the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan fall to the Spanish?
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According to Source A, what does the conquistador ask King Charles to grant him?
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source D for a historian studying the motives and impact of the Spanish conquest.
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The encomienda system rewarded conquistadors with which of the following?
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Which three motives are traditionally used to summarise why the Spanish conquistadors invaded the Americas?
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