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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Based on extracts relating to the Spanish conquest in Mexico up to 1550 (Documents 1, 2, and 3).

With reference to Document 1, explain the response of the Amerindians to the arrival of the horsemen.

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  1. 1(b)(i)With reference to Document 2, suggest a reason for the response of "the people" to the firing of the cannon.[3 marks]
  2. 1(b)(ii)With reference to Document 2, why would the Spaniards have welcomed the response?[3 marks]
  3. 1(c)With reference to Document 3, discuss TWO possible reasons why the chiefs "fired scarcely a single arrow".[6 marks]
  4. 1(d)With reference to Documents 1, 2 and 3, discuss THREE reasons for the conquest of Mexico.[9 marks]

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