Question

1. how did the conquistadors justify their conquest of the aztec and inca empires? (p.24)

Explanation:

The conquistadors justified their conquests in several ways. They claimed it was a religious duty to spread Christianity, believing the indigenous people were "heathens" in need of salvation. They also saw it as a way to gain wealth and glory for themselves and their king, arguing that the resources of the empires were rightfully theirs through discovery and conquest. Additionally, they sometimes claimed that the local rulers were tyrants and that they were liberating the people.

Answer:

They justified it as a religious duty to spread Christianity, a means to gain wealth and glory for themselves and their king, and sometimes as liberating the people from "tyrants".