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This is the page for daily questions (in English) for Lesson 7: The
Conquest as seen by the conquered.
Lesson 7A. By the Aztecs
7-1. How was this literature preserved?
7-2. What is the tone of these poems?
7-3. Explain the meaning of the phrase "worms swarm through the
streets and the plazas".
7-4. Explain the meaning of the phrase "we beat against the adobe
walls".
7-5. Explain the meaning of the phrase "they seemed like women".
Lesson 7B. Guamán Poma de Ayala
7-21. What important facts does we know about the author?
7-23. How does the author reflect his political and social environment?
7-24. What motivated the author to write this work?
7-25. What is the author's style like?
7-26. What is "transculturation"?
7-27. Compare the work of the Inca Garcilaso with that of Guamán
Poma de Ayala.
7-28. What fatal error did Atahualpa's ambassador commit when he tried
to convince Pizarro to return to Spain?
7-29. How do you explain the fact that Pizarro (with 160 soldiers) was
able to conquer Atahualpa's empire with its one hundred thousand soldiers?
7-30. What did Hernando Pizarro and Sebastián de Belcázar
do with their horses at the Inca's baths?
7-31. Explain the "requirement".
7-32. What arguments did Fray Vicente use with Atahualpa?
7-33. Compare Moctezuma and Atahualpa.
7-34. Did the Incas have a legend similar to that of Quetzalcóatl?
Why was this important?
7-35. Why did Atahualpa reject the Bible?
7-36. Why did so many Incas and so few Spaniards die?