Question

Which statement explains a difference between the perspectives of the Aztec and the Inca on the arrival of the Spanish?(1 point)
Responses

Montezuma thought the arrival of the Spanish could mean the return of their god Quetzalcoatl; Atahuallpa thought the Spanish would honor the Incan chief.
Montezuma thought the arrival of the Spanish could mean the return of their god Quetzalcoatl; Atahuallpa thought the Spanish would honor the Incan chief.

Montezuma and the Aztec were curious about the newcomers; Atahuallpa and the Inca feared the newcomers and mobilized their large army immediately.
Montezuma and the Aztec were curious about the newcomers; Atahuallpa and the Inca feared the newcomers and mobilized their large army immediately.

The Aztec people supported Montezuma in ruling jointly with the Spanish. The Incan people supported Atahuallpa in giving the Spanish riches.
The Aztec people supported Montezuma in ruling jointly with the Spanish. The Incan people supported Atahuallpa in giving the Spanish riches.

The Aztec ruled through diplomacy and welcomed the visiting Spaniards. The Inca ruled through brutal military tactics and saw the Spaniards as a threat.

Answer 1

Montezuma thought the arrival of the Spanish could mean the return of their god Quetzalcoatl; Atahuallpa thought the Spanish would honor the Incan chief.

Explanation: Montezuma reportedly saw Cortés as a possible divine figure and responded with caution and gifts; Atahualpa treated the Spaniards as political actors whose arrival should acknowledge Inca authority (and later paid a large ransom).