Question 8 • CMS 2026-2027 World History: Issues and Patterns CREDIT RECOVERY
Moctezuma II was the Aztec ruler when Hernán Cortés and his Spanish forces reached Tenochtitlán in 1519. Moctezuma received Cortés and allowed him into the city, so A, “He invited Cortés into the city of Tenochtitlán,” is the true statement. Pizarro encountered the Inca ruler Atahualpa, not Moctezuma.
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