Examine the image and answer the question below.
Image of women covered in spots
-Source: Bernardino de Sahagún, Wikimedia Commons, 1576
Which of the following does this image most likely depict?
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Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Spanish women who were dying at unprecedented rates from the Bubonic Plague
A
Spanish women who were dying at unprecedented rates from the Bubonic Plague
(Choice B) Native Americans who gave smallpox to Spanish conquistadores upon their arrival in the New World
B
Native Americans who gave smallpox to Spanish conquistadores upon their arrival in the New World
(Choice C) Native Americans suffering from microbial diseases introduced by Spanish conquistadores
C
Native Americans suffering from microbial diseases introduced by Spanish conquistadores
(Choice D) Spanish conquistadores’ wives, who were infected with smallpox in the New World
D
Spanish conquistadores’ wives, who were infected with smallpox in the New World
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The image you are referring to, based on the context of Bernardino de Sahagún and the historical period, most likely depicts:
(Choice C) Native Americans suffering from microbial diseases introduced by Spanish conquistadores.
This choice reflects the historical context in which European diseases had devastating effects on Indigenous populations in the Americas during and after the arrival of Spanish explorers and colonizers.
