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1.2 Conquest and its impact

Practice exam-style IB History questions for Conquest and its impact, aligned with the syllabus and grouped by topic.

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Question 1
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What, according to , assistance did Cortés request from the indigenous communities during the siege of Tenochtitlan?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the role of indigenous people in Cortés’s army?

[2]
Question 2
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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What, according to , were the reactions to the fall of Alhama?

[3]
B

What does suggest about factional conflict within Granada?

[2]
Question 3
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What, according to , did Columbus reveal about the achievements and religious aims of Fernando and Isabel in 1492?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the relationship between the Catholic Monarchs and the Christian religion?

[2]
Question 4
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What, according to , contributed to the Castilian conquest of the kingdom of Granada?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the nature of the siege of Granada?

[2]

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Question 5
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What, according to , were the consequences of Christian conversion policies for the Muslims of Granada?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the dress of Moriscos in Granada?

[2]
Question 6
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What, according to , were the procedures and consequences prescribed for those accused of heresy or apostasy?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the nature of an auto-da-fé?

[2]
Question 7
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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What, according to , were the religious aims of the expedition?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the role of Christianity in the Spanish conquest of Mexico?

[2]
Question 8
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SL+HL • Paper 1
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A

What, according to , were the causes and consequences of the conflict between Atahualpa and his brother?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the encounter between Atahualpa and the Spaniards at Cajamarca?

[2]

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Question 9
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What, according to , were the consequences of temporary Indigenous labour assignments?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the role of Bartolomé de las Casas in the treatment of Indigenous people?

[2]
Question 10
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What, according to , was the role of the Cuzco language before and after the Spanish conquest?

[3]
B

What does suggest about the methods used to communicate Christian teaching to Indigenous converts?

[2]
Question 11
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying internal conflict in Granada in the late 15th century.

[4]
Question 12
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the religious motives associated with the conquest of Granada.

[4]

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Question 13
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying Fernando’s motives for conducting the Granada War.

[4]
Question 14
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the conversion of the Muslims of Granada.

[4]
Question 15
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the organization and authority of the Spanish Inquisition.

[4]
Question 16
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying religious arguments for the conquest of the Americas.

[4]

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Question 17
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the role of indigenous allies in Cortés’s campaign against the Aztec Empire.

[4]
Question 18
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying divisions within the Inca Empire during Pizarro’s campaign.

[4]
Question 19
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying the arguments presented at the Valladolid debate.

[4]
Question 20
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With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of for an historian studying missionary education and linguistic change in Mexico.

[4]

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Question 21
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1

Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the effects of internal divisions on Granada.

[6]
Question 22
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the motives for the conquest of Granada.

[6]
Question 23
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the reasons for Castilian military success in the Granada War.

[6]
Question 24
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the conversion of the Muslims of Granada.

[6]

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Question 25
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the procedures and punishments of the Spanish Inquisition.

[6]
Question 26
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about religious justifications for the conquest of the Americas.

[6]
Question 27
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about indigenous support for Cortés’s campaign against the Aztec Empire.

[6]
Question 28
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the importance of Inca divisions to Spanish success in Peru.

[6]

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Question 29
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the treatment of Indigenous people under systems of assigned labour.

[6]
Question 30
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Compare and contrast what Sources and reveal about the methods used to spread Christianity among Indigenous peoples in Spanish America.

[6]
Question 31
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Using and your own knowledge, discuss the importance of internal divisions in bringing about the fall of Granada.

[9]
Question 32
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Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the importance of religious motives in the conquest of Granada.

[9]

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Question 33
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Using and your own knowledge, discuss the factors that led to the conquest of Granada between 1482 and 1492.

[9]
Question 34
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Using and your own knowledge, to what extent were policies of forced conversion successful in establishing religious conformity among the Muslims of Granada between 1499 and 1502?

[9]
Question 35
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Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the importance of the Spanish Inquisition in establishing religious conformity in late 15th-century Iberia.

[9]
Question 36
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Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the importance of religious arguments in justifying the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru between 1519 and 1551.

[9]

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Question 37
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“Indigenous alliances were the most important reason for Cortés’s victory over the Aztec Empire.” Using and your own knowledge, to what extent do you agree with this statement?

[9]
Question 38
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Using and your own knowledge, evaluate the importance of divisions within the Inca Empire to Spanish success in Peru.

[9]
Question 39
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Using and your own knowledge, examine the effectiveness of Bartolomé de las Casas in improving the treatment of Indigenous people between 1519 and 1551.

[9]
Question 40
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Using and your own knowledge, to what extent did Spanish rule replace Indigenous religions and languages in Mexico and Peru between 1519 and 1551?

[9]

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