Spanish Conquering
The Inca's were conquered by the Spanish. Who was their leader?
A) Francisco Pizarro
B) Atahualpa
C) Huayna Capac
A) Francisco Pizarro
Who was the leader who died without choosing a successor?
A) Atahualpa
B) Huascar
C) Huayna Capac
C) Huayna Capac
While the Spanish had horses, what did the Inca have?
A) camels
B) donkeys
C) horses also
D) nothing they fought on foot
D) nothing they fought on foot
How did Atahualpa welcome the Spanish?
As guests
The Spanish began to search to coast of Peru, in search of what?
A) potatoes
B) gold
C) new weapons
B) gold
Which two men were fighting over who would become the next leader?
A) Atahualpa and Huascar
B) Pizarro and Atahualpa
C) Huayna Capac and Huascar
A) Atahualpa and Huascar
The Inca had to use spears and shields to fight, what did the Spanish use?
Guns
What did the Spanish find during their conquering?
Potatoes
Why did many Incas die during the Spanish conquering? name 2 reasons
Possible answers- starvation, being overworked, disease
What was the name of the leader who was eventually killed during the conquering?
Atahualpa
Would having these advances in technology, have made the odds of the Inca winning this battle more likely? why or why not?
Yes, they would be able to fight with guns which are more powerful than spears and shields and also, they would be able to fight on horse back, rather than moving slowly on foot. (answers may vary)
Do you think that the battle against the Spanish was fair? Why or why not? (name 1 reason)
Possible answers for no- unadvanced weapons, "surprise" attack
Catholicism
What did the war between these two men do to the empire?
Weakened it, before the Spanish arrived.
Because of the advanced weapons and technology, how many Spanish were killed?
Zero
Fill in the blank
Many of the Incas _________ tools were ruined, like irrigation canals and terraces.
A) useful
B) farming
C) sewing
B) farming
In what year did the Inca empire fall?
1532
Because of the undecided leader, what was the empire like?
A) disorderly and chaotic
B) loud because of the quarrels
C) poor because the money wasn't being managed
A) disorderly and chaotic
Because of the unadvanced weapons and technology, how many Inca were killed?
7 thousand
Why did Pizarro and his soldiers search the Andes area?
They heard that there was a rich Indian empire there.