Did the Expansion of the Aztec Empire Lead to Their Downfall?
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gods so he backed down and surrendered without a fight. This upset the people so much that they lost faith in the government and anarchy was created. The Aztecs had no plan of attack because their supreme ruler, Montezuma, was imprisoned by the Spaniards. Overall I would have to say that because of the size of the Aztec empire and the weakness of their government they were conquered by Hernan Cortes and his power-monger conquistadors.
gods so he backed down and surrendered without a fight. This upset the people so much that they lost faith in the government and anarchy was created. The Aztecs had no plan of attack because their supreme ruler, Montezuma, was imprisoned by the Spaniards. Overall I would have to say that because of the size of the Aztec empire and the weakness of their government they were conquered by Hernan Cortes and his power-monger conquistadors.