What Factor Had the Greatest Impact on Ensuring Hernán Cortés's

question 40

Multiple Choice

What factor had the greatest impact on ensuring Hernán Cortés's victory over the Aztecs?

• A) a smallpox epidemic that devastated Aztec society
• B) the thousands of Aztec subjects alienated by brutal Aztec rule who were willing to fight with Cortés
• C) iron weapons and gunpowder
• D) the pacifism of Aztec rulers
• E) Cortés's superior negotiation skills

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