Mark the statement if it describes an event that contributed to the decline of the Aztec Empire.

A.
The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish with gifts.

B.
The Spanish took Moctezuma prisoner.

C.
Cortés gave up his desire for more gold.

D.
Smallpox weakened the Aztecs’ ability to resist

E.
The location of the Aztec capital made trade difficult.

Question

Mark the statement if it describes an event that contributed to the decline of the Aztec Empire.	
 
 A.
The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish with gifts.
 
 B.
The Spanish took Moctezuma prisoner.
 
 C.
Cortés gave up his desire for more gold.
 
 D.
Smallpox weakened the Aztecs’ ability to resist
 
 E.
The location of the Aztec capital made trade difficult.

beccaboo333 · Answer

pretty sure it was smallpox, because there was the invasion of the spanish. Cortes had gotten the aztecs to worship him. he attacked them. But with the spanish coming in it lead to disease exposures which pretty much started killing them off..