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What were three reasons why the Spanish defeated the Aztecs?

Europeans brought diseases , had weapons , and thousands of rebels helped the spanish conquer Tanochititlan .


What would be a likely outcome if a group that had recently been conquered by the Inca launched a rebellion against Inca rule?

The rebels would be separated and sent to different regions.


What was one reason that Persia attacked Greece?

The Athenians, at the time, had a democratic government, meaning that they were governed by the vote of the people. In 499 BC, the Ionian Revolt began, wherein several cities in the Persian Empire rebelled against Persian rule to become democratic. The Athenians, being democratic themselves, supported the rebels. Ultimately, Persian won and retained control of the rebel territory, but they then attacked Greece because the Greeks had supported the rebellion against them.


Why did the Maccabean Revolt takeplace in Judea?

The Maccabean Revolt took place in Judea primarily due to the oppressive policies of the Seleucid Empire, particularly under King Antiochus IV, who imposed Hellenistic culture and religion on the Jewish population. This included the outlawing of Jewish practices and the desecration of the Temple in Jerusalem. In response, a group of Jewish rebels, led by the Maccabee family, rose up to restore their religious freedoms and reclaim their autonomy. The revolt ultimately resulted in the establishment of the Hasmonean dynasty and the rededication of the Temple, commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.


What did theodora do?

Theodora was the wife on the emperor Justinian I (reigned 257-565) Theodora's courage saved Justinian's reign during the Nika riots in Constantinople in which many public buildings and some churches were set on fire, and a new emperor was proclaimed. Justinian and his officials prepared to flee. Theodora spoke out against this saying that it was better to die an emperor fighting to retain the throne than to run away and live as an exile. She convinced Justinian and the officials, Justinian ordered his loyal troops to attack the demonstrators in the hippodrome. According to Procopius over 30,000 rebels were killed. Theodora participated in Justinian's legal and spiritual reforms. She became a champion of women's rights by banning forced prostitution, closing brothels, creating a convent which was a refuge for ex-prostitutes, instituting the death penalty for rape, improving the property rights of women and their rights in divorce, giving women the right of guardianship over their children and forbidding the killing of adulterous wives. Theodora disagreed with her husband on religious matters. Whilst he supported mainstream Christianity, she supported the Miaphysite dissident doctrine. She founded a monastery which was a shelter for the leaders of this sect who were excommunicated or exiled. She outmanoeuvred her husband and had a Miaphysite enthroned as the Patriarch of Alexandria and Coptic Pope (Justinian had him exiled later. Theodora was accused of supporting heresy and thus undermined the unity of Christianity.