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What was one reason the Spanish explorers melted the gold and silver Incan artwork into bars?
Question 2 options:

A)

They believed that Indian civilizations and religion were false, and their symbols should be destroyed.


B)

They believed Europeans would see that Incan art was much better than European art, and they would lose money.


C)

They believed the Incan art was not very good, and saw no reason to keep it.

Answer 1

C)

They believed the Incan art was not very good, and saw no reason to keep it.

Answer 2

Answer:

They believed the Incan art was not very good, and saw no reason to keep it.

Option (C)

Explanation:

After being defeated, the Incas Empire paid huge quantities of gold and silver which is nearly double the quantity of gold as ransom. The Incas mined most of their gold and silver from the Andes mountain ranges.

Gold and silver which acquired as ransom were divided among the soldiers equally and twenty-five percentage went to the Spain king. They used the melted gold and silver for running the Spanish Economy.