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What made Spain think about exploration?
What islands did Columbus and other Spanish conquerors first control?
What effect did the long struggle with the Moors have on the Spanish people?
Why did Montezuma first welcome Cortés and his soldiers?
What inspired Francisco Pizarro’s interest in Peru?
Key Terms: Review the key terms at the beginning of this section. Use each term in a sentence that explains its meaning.
Explain: Why was the year 1492 so important in Spanish history?
Synthesize Information: How did the struggle against the Moors prepare the Spanish for conquest in the Americas?
Recall: Who joined Cortés in his siege of Tenochtitlán?
Draw Inferences: Why do you think these people supported Cortés’s attack of Tenochtitlán?
Identify: What conditions in the Inca empire favored Pizarro’s conquest?
Summarize: How was Pizarro able to overcome the larger Incan force?
Suppose that you are a Native American living in Central or South America in the 1500s. Write a brief summary of the history of your region from the point of view of Native American people.