A) they were technologically more advanced
Answer:
The Spanish executed their emperor.
Explanation:
the execution made the armies retreat.
Usually rivers were the important factor here. When you had control over the rivers you could control who traded who and so on. There more rivers you had in your territory the better for you. Everyone could use roads yes, but rivers allowed the big shipments on ships and boats to be transported from one place to another!
Monotheism is the belief of just one g-d. hebrews don't try spreading it BUT they do encourage it so people only believe in one person/g-d instead of multiple.