ARTH 3520 Lecture Notes - Empty Spaces, Artforum, Wols

The narrator of the account in document 2 explains,

“Their dogs are enormous, with flat ear, and long, dangling tongues. The color of their eyes in is burning yellow; their eyes flash fire and shoot off sparks.”

Which statement below best explains the historical significance of that description?

◯ A. This passage helps historians understand the implications of both the biological and technological exchange that occurred at the time the Spaniards arrived in America.

◯ B. This passage reveals how the native Americans looked down on the Spanish as weak and soft, because they seemed lazy and lacked physical fitness.

◯ C. The natives could relate to the newcomers, due to the similarity of their animals, which shows the universality of the human experience.

◯ D. This passage provides proof that the indigenous people of what is now Mexico were much shorter than Euoropeans of that time.