FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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were affected by Europeans in some ways but not in others
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fully accepted European attempts to alter their lives
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recognized European religious beliefs as superior to their own
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prohibited any future contact with European traders
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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: -the aztec calendar and the maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the americas: made advances in math and science. these two structures indicate that ancient pre-columbian civilizations: had engineering skills to build complex structures.
Detailed explanation-3: -How were the conquest of the Aztec and the Inca similar and different? The Aztec and Inca were both conquered by Spain. However, the Aztec were mostly taken out by disease; whereas, the Inca were taken out by a large army.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which factor best explains the sudden collapse of the Aztec empire? A small number of Spaniards with superior weapons and local allies defeated the Aztecs.