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Why were the Spanish able to defeat the empires of the Aztecs and Incas?

A.) The Aztec and Inca empires were in advanced states of decline.

B.) The Spanish were more motivated.

C.) The Aztecs and Incas were weakened by diseases.

D.) The Spanish had horses and better weapons.

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Answer:

It would be both C and D, and even A and B work, especially since the Aztecs (i think, although it could have been the incas) were already engaged in a civil war, so they were weakened.

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