Muslims conquered other areas in Africa and cut off Axum from its lucrative trade routes.
A conquistador named Hernan Cortes.
One thing that led to the decline of the Aztec Empire was the shortage of skilled farmers. Mistreating the people they conquered. Additionally, the Spanish Conquistadors ripped the empire apart, destroyed the Aztec Army, killed Moctezuma (the Aztec Leader), and colonized the entire region.
Mistreatment of conquered peoples by the aztec.
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
The period of disorder after the decline of the Roman Empire led to an extended period of disunity during the Middle Ages that was characterized by feudalism.
It's takeover by Alexander the great.
One thing that led to the decline of the Aztec Empire was the shortage of skilled farmers. Mistreating the people they conquered. Additionally, the Spanish Conquistadors ripped the empire apart, destroyed the Aztec Army, killed Moctezuma (the Aztec Leader), and colonized the entire region.
Hernan Cortes was a Conquistador that led Spain into the Aztec Empire, and precipitated that empire's fall.
A conquistador named Hernan Cortes.
Mistreatment of conquered peoples by the aztec.
The Spanish defeat of the Aztec Empire was led by Hernan Cortes in April of 1520. He was accompanied by a man named Pizarro.
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
It was an Empire, led by the Aztec civilization.
The period of disorder after the decline of the Roman Empire led to an extended period of disunity during the Middle Ages that was characterized by feudalism.
The short answer is: infighting and the plague.
The invasion by the Spanish.
It's takeover by Alexander the great.
The Spanish conquest led by Francisco Pizarro caused the decline of the Inca Empire through a combination of brutal warfare, the spread of diseases, and the disruption of social and political structures. The Aztec Empire fell to the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in a similar manner, with devastating consequences such as the spread of diseases like smallpox, superior weaponry, and alliances with indigenous groups who were enemies of the Aztecs.