Question
Which of the following best describes the impact Eurasian diseases had on the New World populations?(1 point)
Responses
Eurasian diseases weakened the major Indigenous empires’ armies.
Eurasian diseases weakened the major Indigenous empires’ armies.
Eurasian diseases disproportionately killed women.
Eurasian diseases disproportionately killed women.
Eurasian diseases weakened both Spanish and Indigenous soldiers.
Eurasian diseases weakened both Spanish and Indigenous soldiers.
Eurasian diseases killed only the elderly.
Eurasian diseases killed only the elderly.
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The best response that describes the impact of Eurasian diseases on New World populations is:
Eurasian diseases weakened the major Indigenous empires’ armies.
This option accurately reflects how diseases such as smallpox, influenza, and others brought by Europeans devastated indigenous populations, significantly reducing their numbers and weakening their societies and military capabilities.
