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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 The Kingdom of Yucatan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525?
(a) Alexandre de Pizzarro
(b) Beltran Nuno de Guzman
(c) Antonio Christopher Bellan
(d) Ferdinand de las Gracia

2. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?
(a) Killed them with swords
(b) Married them
(c) Banished them to Cuba
(d) Sent them to Spain as slaves

3. Why did "mixed" babies fetch a higher price?
(a) They had Spanish blood
(b) They could become Spanish citizens
(c) They were more attractive
(d) They were smarter than other natives

4. Queen Isabella was a strong advocate of what?
(a) The rights of natives
(b) Claiming the New World for France
(c) Gaining as much gold as possible
(d) Punishment for natives who disobeyed

5. Which kingdom was considered the heart and soul of the island?
(a) Higuey
(b) Xaraguá
(c) Maguá
(d) Maguana

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Spaniards destroyed the peace that had been established in the Yucatan?

2. Avila sent about how many horsemen to kill off a region of people?

3. What did the Spanish want that the Guatemalans didn't have?

4. Who led the conquest of the Yucatan?

5. What did Avila want to do with the area that he governed?

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