In the text Clash of Cultures: Two worlds collide the author first states the fact Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire and then describes how this happened through sections such as disease, weapons, battle, among others (option C)
The text Clash of Cultures focuses on describing the fall of the Aztec Empire, which was one of the strongest empires in America before the arrival of Europeans. This text proposes the fall of the empire was related to Hernan Cortez because he killed the Aztec leader Montezuma.
This main idea can be found in the second paragraph of the text when the author mentions:
- By 1520 he had killed Montezuma, and in 1521 he had conquered the Aztecs
Moreover, in subsequent paragraphs, the author develops this idea through different sections that explain how Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire. This includes:
- The weapons the Europeans had vs the weapons native people had
- The conflict of Montezuma with some Aztecs
- The diseases Europeans brought to America
- The superstitions of Montezuma
- The battle between Montezuma and Cortez
Based on this, in the text, the author first states the main idea that is how Cortez defeated the Aztec Empire, and then explains this idea (option C).
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