Which of the following statements best characterizes the Aztec at the moment when the European conquistadorsencountered them? A

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Which of the following statements best characterizes the Aztec at the moment when the European conquistadorsencountered them?

A.The Aztec allied with Europeans to help them defeat the Mexica, a native group that had traditionally preyed upon the Aztec.

 

B. The Aztec Empire dominated central Mexico and rivaled many European states in wealth, power, and culture.

 

C. The Aztec had already been decimated by smallpox on meeting Europeans for the first time, revealing the dangers of New World diseases to Europeans.

 

D. The Aztec were one of many hunter-gatherer groups that lived in the Bahamas and had little in the way of commodities that were interesting to Europeans.

 

E. The Aztec were a growing power in central Mexico at the moment of contact with Europeans and had just begun to establish a settlement called Tenochtitlan on the site of modern-day Mexico City.