Question

questions 2 through 4 refer to the following. \you have told us that we do not know the one who gives us life and being, who is lord of the heavens and of the earth. you also say that those we worship are not gods. this way of speaking is entirely new to us, and very scandalous. we are frightened by this way of speaking because our forebears who engendered and governed us never said anything like this.... \it would be a fickle, foolish thing for us to destroy the most ancient laws and customs left by the first inhabitants of this land.... all of us together feel that it is enough to have lost, enough that the power and royal jurisdiction have been taken from us. as for our gods, we will die before giving up serving and worshiping them. this is our determination; do what you will.\ lords and holy men of tenochtitlan the aztec capital, reply to the franciscans in 1524 after the conquest of mexico, from a spanish account written in 1564. the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly resulted from which of the following? a the arrival of christian missionaries in the americas b grants of encomiendas to spanish colonists c treaties for the purchase of native american territory d internal disputes among native american leaders

Explanation:

The text is a response from Aztec leaders in Tenochtitlan to Franciscans after the conquest of Mexico. Christian missionaries often tried to convert indigenous people and challenged their existing religious beliefs and practices, which is reflected in the text's concern about new - religious ideas. Encomiendas were about labor and land grants, land - purchase treaties and internal disputes are not related to the religious ideas expressed.

Answer:

A. The arrival of Christian missionaries in the Americas