In 1518,Hernando Cortés's Conquest of the Aztecs Was Made Possible

question 94

Multiple Choice

In 1518,Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

• A) political divisions within the Aztec leadership.
• B) the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox.
• C) the brutality of the Spanish conquistadores.
• D) Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs.
• E) the Spanish co-opting the Aztec religion.

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