Montesquieu concluded that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. He believed that uniting these powers, as in the monarchy of Louis XIV, would lead to despotism.
Answer:
There are many factors that led to the decline of the Aztec Civilization such as sacrifices, disease and the Spanish conquest.
Explanation:
⇒Sacrifices
Sacrifices had a big impact on the Aztec population. thousands of people were killed in order to please God.
⇒Disease
Disease played an important part in the decline of the Aztec population, Aztec caught the disease (smallpox) after the arrival of the Spanish. Smallpox quickly spread among the population and people had no resistance and did not know how to treat it. In many cases, everyone in a house died. With no time to bury so many people, houses were simply demolished over the bodies. it is believed that 25% of the empire was lost to the disease. But more importantly, the Aztec chain of command was in ruins. The emperor, Cuitláhuac, died of smallpox, along with many of the leaders of the army.
⇒Spanish conquest
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most significant in the fall of the Aztecs. It began in February 1519, and the spanish were declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when an army of Spanish led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire
He wanted the freedom to engage in religious practices different from theirs.
The answer is B ) close diplomatic ties with great britain
