Which best describes how the age of discovery affected religious practices of indigenous peoples in the new world?
(a) spanish explorers set out to convert the mayan empire in present-day mexico to islam
(b) hernan cortes set out to convert the aztec empire to calvinism
(c) francisco pizarro set out to convert the incan empire to lutheranism
(d) christian missionaries set out to convert the indigenous inhabitant of newly discovered lands

D

Explanation:

Since the Spanish conquerors brought with them their customs, language and religion and their religion was Christianity, so the people conquered by them should be Christians

The Age of Discovery was led by the Spanish Empire mainly, during that same period in Europe there was what is known as the reform and counter-reform, which were a series of ideological and religious conflicts that threatened the stability of the Catholic church.

The Spanish Kings of that time were devout Catholics, in fact they are recognized as the Catholic kings, and it was they who sponsored the travels of Columbus.

For these reasons the Spanish conquerors came accompanied by religious missions that sought to extend dominance

Answer

D christian missionaries set out to convert the indigenous inhabitant of newly discovered lands