What Is a Proximal Cause for Why a Small Group

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is a proximal cause for why a small group of Spaniards was able to conquer the Incan empire?

• A)The Spaniards had better weapons than the Incans.
• B)The Spaniards had more domesticated animals than the Incans.
• C)The Eurasian continent stretches largely from east to west,whereas the Americas stretch largely from north to south.
• D)The Incans had few species of cultivatable plants in contrast to the Spaniards.
• E)The Spaniards were physically stronger than the Incans.

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