FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to explore new lands
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to gain religious freedom
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to spread the Catholic religion
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to search for gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec and the Inca not only because they had horses, dogs, guns, and swords, but also because they brought with them germs that made many native Americans sick. Diseases like smallpox and measles were unknown among the natives; therefore, they had no immunity to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the lands of the Aztecs and the Incas, the Spanish empire ruled over the most densely settled of the indigenous populations in the Americas and developed an economic system based on commercial agriculture and mining.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three key factors in the rise of the Aztec Empire are War, Trade, and Tribute.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which factor in the decline of Maya civilization was completely beyond the control of the Maya? Drought made it difficult for farmers to grow crops.