Question

how did the aztecs interact with the civilizations around them? they rebuilt and protected the american silk road trade routes demanded conquered subjects perform work or pay tributes of crops and precious metals aztecs were a nomadic people who tried to avoid contact with their neighbors the aztecs were constantly defeated by their neighbors until the aztecs invented gunpowder question 23 2 pts which of the following accurately describes the aztec religion? a belief that preached that although jesus christ was an important prophet, he was not the son of god a belief that ritual human sacrifice fed the gods and preserved the natural order of the universe a belief that the gods were kind protectors of humanity, who taught nonviolence and peace a belief that life was a constant cycle of rebirth and reincarnation, leading to nirvana question 24 2 pts what contributed to the decline of the aztec empire? religious revolts caused a civil war between pagan and christian aztecs the aztecs refused to trade with other civilizations, causing their economy to shrink a series of harsh winters killed most of the crops, causing mass starvation spanish invaders combined forces with the many enemies of the aztecs

Explanation:

• Question 23: The Aztec religion was polytheistic and had a significant practice of ritual human sacrifice. They believed that sacrificing humans (especially warriors captured in battle) fed the gods (like Huitzilopochtli, the sun - god) and maintained the cosmic order.
• Question 24: The Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, formed alliances with indigenous groups that were enemies of the Aztecs (such as the Tlaxcalans). This combined force, along with the spread of European diseases (which is not an option here but the alliance is), was a major factor in the fall of the Aztec Empire.

Answer:

• Question 23: A belief that ritual human sacrifice fed the gods and preserved the natural order of the universe.
• Question 24: Spanish invaders combined forces with the many enemies of the Aztecs.