How did the small pox prove as the most powerful weapon
Making of Global World (10)How did the small pox prove as the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in the mid-sixteenth century? Explain.
Answer
- Spanish carried germs of smallpox on their person and Americans were affected due to their no immunity.
- Smallpox proved to be a deadly killer.
- Once introduced it spread deep into the continent, ahead even of any Europeans reaching there.
- Smallpox killed and decimated whole communities and paved the way for conquest of European.
- Guns could be bought or captured and turned against the invaders, but not disease such as smallpox, to which the conquerors were mostly immune.
Exam Year:
2023
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