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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 1(d)

With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss the view that the diseases brought by the Spaniards only sealed the fate of already conquered peoples.

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  1. 1(a)With reference to Document I, discuss THREE ways in which the lifestyles of the Amerindians on the mainland were changed by the Spanish conquest of their…[9 marks]
  2. 1(b)With reference to Document II, outline THREE ways in which the technology and the political organization of the mainland Amerindians placed them at a…[6 marks]
  3. 1(c)With reference to Document III, explain TWO reasons why the Amerindians succumbed so easily to the diseases brought by the Spaniards.[6 marks]

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