Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

Hernán Cortés conquered which empire (1519-1521)?

A
$Inca (Tawantinsuyu)$
B
$Aztec (Mexica)$
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C
$Maya (Yucatec)$
D
$Pueblo (Anasazi)$

Explanation

Cortés defeated the Aztec Empire centered at Tenochtitlán; Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru a decade later.

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