A. They believed that the Americans would give them land and money
1. Farming was a challenge, the climate was very different (it was very hot and dry) and winters were wet and really windy
2. Dry in Greece has been very limited
3. Since ancient Greeks sailed in seas, that ended up becoming very important to them. It also became the transportation for commerce.
Answer:
a. Aztec history, like all history, has a darker side. Humans aren't perfect.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt, the author talks about people not expecting a smoothly ironed history because there will always be the good and bad sides of history, some beauty and some ugliness.
The author means that Aztec history, like all history, has a darker side, and humans aren't perfect, when he states that we should not expect a "smoothly
ironed" Aztec history.