Which of the following was the biggest factor in the early and rapid success of Cortés and his people against the Aztecs?
A. the infectious diseases brought by the Spanish
B. the rigid political centralization of the Aztecs, which meant that to capture the emperor was to conquer the empire
C. the advanced age and already-begun decline of the Aztec empire
D. the bloody religious system of the Aztecs, which meant that the Spanish stress on Christian virtue won converts among Indian peasants
Answer: A
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