Exercises on the conquest of the Inca Empire

(UFC) About the conquest of America, it is true to say that the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans were subjugated by the Spaniards, although there was numerical superiority of Indians. The use of firearms, internal conflicts between natives and diseases transmitted by the conquerors contributed to this. On the conquest of the Incas, mark the correct alternative.

a) The Incas were defeated because they believed that the conquerors were gods back to the Andes and sacrificed themselves in front of them.

b) The conquest of the vast Inca territory was consolidated without resistance on the part of the indigenous people, especially the Quechuas, who were exterminated.

c) The adventurer Fernão Cortez crossed Panama, reached the Pacific and commanded the conquest of the Incas, taking advantage of the internal struggles that weakened the Empire.

d) Atahualpa consulted the diviner priests to explain the invasion of the conquerors. Not getting an answer, the king killed them, and thus the Theocratic Empire collapsed.

e) The Spanish conqueror, after having had direct contact with Atahualpa, set a trap for him and took him prisoner; he asked for a ransom in gold, but still killed him. Without the king, the Empire destabilized and fell.

When the Spanish expedition arrived in the territories of the Inca Empire to start their conquest, they found it in a state of war, and this largely contributed to consolidating the victory of the Spaniards. What was the reason for the war that took place in the Inca Empire?

a) The Incas were at war with the Aymara who inhabited the vicinity of Titicaca.

b) The Incas were at war due to popular uprisings that began because of the food shortages that the population was experiencing.

c) The war happened because the armies of Huáscar and Atahualpa fought each other to determine who would be the new emperor of the Incas.

d) The war took place because of the uprising of the Cañari, who lived near Quito, against the high taxes levied.

e) The war took place due to the uprising of the priests class, dissatisfied with the closing of an important temple in Cusco.

The expedition led by Francisco Pizarro had been sent to the region of the Inca Empire with approximately 200 men, 27 horses and some indigenous people as interpreters. Your departure took place from which region?

a) Mexico

b) Panama

c) Cuba

d) Dominican Republic

e) Argentina

The ambush planned by Francisco Pizarro to capture Atahualpa was carried out in which location?

a) Cajamarca

b) Cusco

c) Quito

d) Pisaq

e) Ollantaytambo

Letter E

Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish in the city of Cajamarca after Pizarro requested a meeting with the Inca emperor. Once captured by the Spaniards, Atahualpa tried to buy his freedom by offering gold and silver to the Spaniards. The Inca emperor's offer was accepted, however, the Spaniards did not release him after he had fulfilled his promise, and a short time later, Pizarro ordered Atahualpa's execution. With the execution of the emperor, the Inca Empire was weakened and this allowed the Spaniards to consolidate their conquest.

Letter C

The Inca Empire was in a state of civil war due to the dispute that took place over the succession of power after the death of the last emperor, Huayna Capac. This dispute took place between the two sons of Huayna Capac who were called Atahualpa (concentrated his power in Quito) and Huáscar (concentrated his power in Cusco).

Letter B

Francisco Pizarro's expedition departed from Castilla del Oro, the name given by the Spaniards to the region that is now called Panama. Pizarro's group left Castilla del Oro because this conqueror – leader of the expedition – had owned properties in that territory for some years.

Letter A

The ambush planned by Francisco Pizarro that resulted in Atahualpa's imprisonment took place in Cajamarca. Atahualpa was in that city celebrating the victory of his armies over Huáscar's troops and, moreover, was on his way to Cusco to carry out the conquest of this main Inca city. The Spanish ambush, however, put an end to all that and precipitated the defeat of the Incas.