GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the following led to the collapse of the Aztec and Inca civilizations?
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a series of crop failures
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a lack of military training
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disruption of overseas trade networks
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conquest by foreigners
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Europeans brought with them diseases such as measles and smallpox against which the American tribes had no natural immunity. They spread like wildfire, killing rulers of both the Aztecs and Incas, along with millions of other people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1519 and 1521 Hernán Cortés and a small band of men brought down the Aztec empire in Mexico, and between 1532 and 1533 Francisco Pizarro and his followers toppled the Inca empire in Peru. These conquests laid the foundations for colonial regimes that would transform the Americas.
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