Question

read the passage from the florentine codex. and even before the spaniards had risen against us, a pestilence first came to be prevalent: the smallpox. it was the month of tepeilhuittl when it began, and it spread over the people as great destruction. some it quite covered with blisters on all parts - their faces, their heads, their chests, etc... entirely covered with blisters, very many people died of them. and very many starved; there was death from hunger, for none could take care of the sick; nothing could be done for them. -the florentine codex, 1579 what conclusion can be drawn from this passage? the indigenous population was weakened before spanish attacks began. there were fewer deaths by starvation than small pox. smallpox may have become a worldwide epidemic. starvation could have been limited with better farming techniques.

Explanation:

The passage states that small - pox spread and caused great destruction among the people before the Spaniards rose against them. Many died from the disease and from hunger as no one could care for the sick. This shows the indigenous population was weakened by the pestilence before Spanish attacks. There's no information about small - pox being a worldwide epidemic, a comparison of starvation and small - pox deaths, or that better farming could limit starvation.

Answer:

The Indigenous population was weakened before Spanish attacks began.