The Aztecs achieved many achievements. First of all they created 2 calendars. Their calendars names were Xiuhpohuchalli and Tonalpohualli. In fact the Aztecs created popcorn,gum,and chocolate Their Empire had 11 million people in it. They arrived in MesoAmerica in the beginning of the 13 century. The Aztecs created the basket ball like called Ullamaliztti. …show more content…
The first aztec king’s name was Acamapichiti. High ranking nobles chose the king when one died. Their empire was made up of city states. Their capital was Tenchtitlan. When the empire existed Tenchtitlan was one of the biggest city’s. In fact the empire didn’t rule every city directly. Priest’s ran the schools. However the kids had to go to school. There was the one time forgiveness law that gave someone forgiveness for one crime they committed,but they had to confess to the crime they committed before they were caught.They sacrificed prisoners of war.A reward for a warrior was land.
The Aztecs did many things to earn money.Trading was important because it helped them grow.They grew beans,squash,avocados,tobacco,hemp,and peppers and corn.Some people sold their kids for money.
They were located in Mesoamerica They were mainly in Mexico.The island that Tenchtitlan is on is made up by piling mud up to form the island,and it was on Lake