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which of the following best explains the widespread decline in indigenous populations after the arrival of spanish conquistadors
A: natural disasters B: inability to connect with global markets C: fighting and lacks of gun D: disease and environmental changes
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The arrival of Europeans brought new infectious diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza, etc.) to immunologically naive indigenous populations, causing massive mortality. Ecological and environmental changes from the Columbian Exchange (new animals, plants, land-use and labor systems) also disrupted societies and food supplies, compounding the decline.
The arrival of Europeans brought new infectious diseases (smallpox, measles, influenza, etc.) to immunologically naive indigenous populations, causing massive mortality. Ecological and environmental changes from the Columbian Exchange (new animals, plants, land-use and labor systems) also disrupted societies and food supplies, compounding the decline.
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