“Crash Course: The Spanish Empire”
Directions: Watch the film, “The Spanish Empire” and answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible. Answer in complete sentences. Your responses will be handed in and graded. The worksheet is worth 20 points.
1) What factors made it easier for the Spanish to conquer the Aztecs and Incas? When did the Spanish arrive in Mexico and Peru?
2) What resources did the Spanish find in Latin America? (hint: don’t forget human resources)
3) Why didn’t the Spanish use many African slaves in Mexico and Peru?
4) How much silver did the Spanish take from Latin America? How might this have affected Latin America?
5) What effects did the conquest of Latin America have on Spain?
6) What effects did silver have on China?
7) Who benefitted from the conquests of Latin America? Who suffered?
Identifications
Directions: Explain each of the following terms. Include the date and historical significance of the term. You can look terms up online to add additional information.
Mita
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Viceroyalty of Peru
