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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding the culture of indigenous American peoples and the arrival of the Spaniards.

With reference to Document I, comment on Columbus' assertion that indigenous peoples "bear no arms, nor know thereof".

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  1. 1(b)Identify the indigenous group referred to in Document II and outline the role of religion in the lives of this group.[9 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, explain THREE ways in which the technology of the indigenous people differed from that of the Spaniards.[12 marks]
  3. 1(d)Based on Documents I, II and III, outline ONE perception that the Spaniards had of the indigenous people.[3 marks]

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