Which of the following statements is most accurate based on the current historical understanding of American empires prior to European arrival in the early 16th century?

a. Without European intervention, American empires like those of the Aztecs and Incas were stable enough socially and politically to survive on their own for many more years.

b. European interference halted a process whereby American empires such as those of the Aztecs and Incas were growing closer to establishing a unified government linking Mesoamerica and the Andes.

c. The American empires of the incas and Aztecs were dealing with internal weaknesses and may have dissolved on their own without European intervention.

d. Both the Inca and the Aztec empires were in the process of being replaced by other indigenous empires prior to the arrival of Europeans in the Americas.

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Keagan Le

22 July, 08:48

Which of the following statements is most accurate based on the current historical understanding of American empires prior to European arrival in the early 16th century?

a. Without European intervention, American empires like those of the Aztecs and Incas were stable enough socially and politically to survive on their own for many more years.

b. European interference halted a process whereby American empires such as those of the Aztecs and Incas were growing closer to establishing a unified government linking Mesoamerica and the Andes.

c. The American empires of the incas and Aztecs were dealing with internal weaknesses and may have dissolved on their own without European intervention.

d. Both the Inca and the Aztec empires were in the process of being replaced by other indigenous empires prior to the arrival of Europeans in the Americas.

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Damarion Sanders · Answer 1

c. The American empires of the incas and Aztecs were dealing with internal weaknesses and may have dissolved on their own without European intervention.

Explanation:

In the early stages of the 16th century, there were difficulties with the empires of the incas and Aztecs due to the internal weaknesses within the empires. This affected their growth, economies, as well as their development. As a result, the dissolution of the empires occurred. Therefore, the correct answer is option c.

Kadyn Lin · Answer 2

Option C is correct

Explanation:

There was civil unrest in the Inca empire which would have lead to slow separation of the empire into smaller nations and the internal strife within the Aztec empire by the reduced constant used to be powerful would weaken the forceful dominance montezuma on the Aztec region and indirectly would have lead to the eventual break up of the empire.