The Fall of the Aztec Empire - Advanced Challenge

The Aztecs' brutal treatment of neighboring tribes The Aztecs' ineffective leadership The introduction of smallpox by the Spanish All of the above

It made Montezuma reluctant to confront Cortez directly, leading to his capture It caused Montezuma to immediately surrender to Cortez without a fight It motivated Montezuma to launch an all-out attack on the Spanish It had no impact on Montezuma's actions or leadership

It marked the end of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish rule in Mexico It had little impact as the Aztecs quickly regrouped in another city It led to an alliance between the Spanish and Aztecs against other tribes It caused the Spanish to abandon their conquest and return to Spain

The Aztecs had no immunity to the disease which was foreign to the Americas The Aztecs refused treatment from Spanish doctors The disease only affected the Aztec lower classes who lacked access to medicine Smallpox was no more deadly to the Aztecs than the Spanish

Superior Spanish weapons and military technology Assistance from other indigenous groups who resented Aztec rule The effects of smallpox devastating the Aztec population All of the above

Yes, the Aztecs would have prevailed with their much larger population No, the Spanish would still have conquered the Aztecs It's impossible to say for certain The smallpox epidemic played no role in the Spanish conquest

True

False

Christianity and Spanish colonial rule A new syncretic religion blending Aztec and Spanish beliefs The Aztec traditions continued largely unchanged The temples were abandoned and traditions died out