Impact of European Conquest Quick check
While investigating the impact of Eurasian diseases in the Americas, which of the following would a historian have a difficult time determining?(1 point)
1 the impact of smallpox on the body
2 the percentage of deaths
3 the connection between disease and Spanish conquest
4 the types of disease
1 the impact of smallpox on the body
Which of the following best describes the impact Eurasian diseases had on the New World populations?(1 point)
1 Eurasian diseases disproportionately killed women.
2 Eurasian diseases weakened both Spanish and Indigenous soldiers.
3 Eurasian diseases weakened the major Indigenous empires’ armies.
4 Eurasian diseases killed only the elderly.
3 Eurasian diseases weakened the major Indigenous empires’ armies.
In an archaeological investigation of modern-day Mexico City, which of the following could archaeologists possibly discover?(1 point)
1 Machu Picchu
2 remnants of temples from Tenochtitlán
3 the Coricancha
4 colonial Catholic churches
2 remnants of temples from Tenochtitlán
4 colonial Catholic churches
The Spanish expanded upon which traditional Incan tribute system?(1 point)
1 the Incan road system
2 the hacienda system
3 the religious system
4 the mita system
4 the mita system
Which of the following best explains the widespread decline in Indigenous populations after the arrival of Spanish conquistadors?(1 point)
1 fighting and lack of guns
2 natural disasters
3 disease and environmental changes
4 inability to connect with global markets