Question

Which statements describe factors that led to the decline and defeat of the Aztec Empire? Choose all answers that are correct.

Answer 1

The correct ones are the last 3:

c. The Aztecs welcomed the Spanish with gifts.
d. The Spanish took Moctezuma prisoner.
e. Smallpox weakened the Aztec's ability to resist. .

The Aztecs sent Gold to the Spanish, but this only incited them to conquer them even more. Then the Spanish fought against the Aztec (but they did mange to recruit the Tlaxcaltecas) and they imprisoned Moctezuma.