Bernardino de Sahagún reported that the Aztecs were amazed by the Spanish guns. The Spanish gun "resounded as if it thundered when it went off. It indeed bereft one of strength." What role did a difference in technology play in the fall of the Aztecs and Incas? Think of earlier instances in the class when a difference in technology had a profound effect.
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