Which of the Following Factors Helped Bring About the Rapid

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors helped bring about the rapid fall of both the Aztec and Inca empires?

• A)The Indians thought Cortés and Pizarro were devils.
• B)The conquistadors bribed Moctezuma and Atahualpa to betray their people.
• C)The conquistadors lost their Indian allies against the emperors.
• D)The Indians had steel weapons capable of killing an armored horseman.
• E)Masses of Indians died or were weakened by foreign diseases.

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