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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Question 1 is based on three documents concerning the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of Amerindians. Document I discusses changes in indigenous obligations and material lifestyle under Spanish rule. Document II describes the terrifying military appearance and weaponry of the Spanish conquerors. Document III details the devastation caused by the smallpox epidemic among the native population.

With reference to Document I, discuss THREE ways in which the lifestyles of the Amerindians on the mainland were changed by the Spanish conquest of their empires.

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  1. 1(b)With reference to Document II, outline THREE ways in which the technology and the political organization of the mainland Amerindians placed them at a…[6 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, explain TWO reasons why the Amerindians succumbed so easily to the diseases brought by the Spaniards.[6 marks]
  3. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss the view that the diseases brought by the Spaniards only sealed the fate of already conquered peoples.[9 marks]

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