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

With reference to Document II, explain TWO reasons why Montezuma welcomed Cortez into Mexico City.

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  1. 1(a)With reference to Document I, explain THREE reasons why the Spaniards were able to conquer Peru.[9 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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