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Which of the following contributed to the fall of Middle American Indians to the Spanish?

Select the two correct answers.

You can review our textbook excerpt for one of the answers if you need help! "The Spanish empire brought suffering and death to the people it conquered in Middle America. As many as nine out of ten of these people died because they could not fight diseases from Europe. The Spanish had resistance to these diseases." World Geography, page 180"

(2 points)
Responses

The Olmec
The Olmec

New diseases
New diseases

The Maya
The Maya

Unfamiliar weapons

Answer 1

The two correct answers that contributed to the fall of Middle American Indians to the Spanish are:

1. New diseases - As indicated in the textbook excerpt, many Indigenous people died from diseases brought by the Spanish, to which they had no immunity.

2. Unfamiliar weapons - The Spanish had advanced weaponry that the Indigenous people were not used to, giving them a significant advantage in combat.

So the responses are:

• New diseases
• Unfamiliar weapons