Major Factors that Facilitated Spain's Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires

In this history essay, the student argues that the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Incan inhabitants of the New World was not due to any superiority on the part of the invaders; rather, both American civilizations had been undergoing a long decline prior to Spain's arrival, which proved to be the final straw. The student discusses how the Spanish unwittingly took advantage of weak governments, disproportionate technology and immunities, and a lack of preparation.
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