Which best describes the Aztecs? A. They defeated the Spanish in battle and made them pay tribute in gold. B. They had a complex civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish conquerors. C. They had a secret city called Cíbola, where they hid from the Spanish for more than a century. D. They allowed the Spanish to build forts as bases for exploration in exchange for guns and horses.

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Braelyn

12 October, 10:52

Which best describes the Aztecs? A. They defeated the Spanish in battle and made them pay tribute in gold. B. They had a complex civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish conquerors. C. They had a secret city called Cíbola, where they hid from the Spanish for more than a century. D. They allowed the Spanish to build forts as bases for exploration in exchange for guns and horses.

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Kara Murphy · Answer 1

B) They had a complex civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish conquerors.

By the time of the Spanish invasion, the Aztecs had devloped a strong civilizations, they had a system of trade & commerce and were quite wealthy. They also had a primitive form of "police" and a banking system.