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9 marksAtlantic Connections

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Extracts (Documents I, II, and III) related to the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru up to 1550.

With reference to Document I, explain THREE reasons why the Spaniards were able to conquer Peru.

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  1. 1(b)With reference to Document II, explain TWO reasons why Montezuma welcomed Cortez into Mexico City.[6 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, explain TWO roles technology played in the defeat of the Aztecs by Cortez.[6 marks]
  3. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE ways in which the encounter between the Spaniards and the indigenous people was a clash of cultures.[9 marks]

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