NTSE Stage 2 SAT 2017 Question Paper

The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonization of America were decisively under way by the mid-sixteenth century. European conquest was not just a result of superior firepower. In fact, the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors was not a conventional military weapon at all. It was the germs such as those of smallpox that they carried on their person. Both statements are correct, Statement II provide explanation the Statement I.