The Aztec civilization originated in what we now know as central Mexico‚ they came `already started to settle‚ consequently the people had already announced their capital which was called Tenochtitlan. “Azteca” is derive red from the word Aztlan in cases translated as “White Land”‚ “Land of White Herons” or “Place of Herons”. The language of the Aztecs was Nahualt a language that is still used in some region in Mexico. It is suggested that the Aztecs were actually‚ originally a group of people that
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(religion which links to the war and human sacrifice that the Aztec’s highly valued and the political system in place-Aztec emperor). In the Aztec community women were usually overpowered by men‚ they were also essential for the Aztec empire since they had the power to reproduce‚ and because women’s role in the Aztec Empire were different than men’s they had different upbringings. Aztec women had the capacity to be strong and powerful‚ they were not completely
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Army and Warfare The incas always expanded their borders by conquering other cultures Each time the army grew bigger the population also grew Each time the army grew the warriors were replaced by professional officers Warriors were between 25 and 50 years old They made a military parade to make the opponents be in awe In battles the incas were divided in three groups to be They conquered army by army until their population was an estimate of 10 million people The incas had one of the most advanced
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Did the Expansion of the Aztec Empire Lead to Their Downfall? The Aztec Indians originated from a place called Aztlan‚ somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs were a small‚ nomadic tribe living in the border territory on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica. (see map I) In the 13th century they settled in the valley of central Mexico. The Aztecs finally found refuge on a small island in Lake Texcoco‚ where about 1345‚ they founded the town of Tenochtitlan. The island
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powerful empire? Hernan Cortes‚ the Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain‚ in the 16th century. The Aztecs were a Nahuatl speaking nation of central Mexico‚ in MesoAmerica. They were very powerful and wealthy in natural goods‚ in addition to creating their own weapons and techniques. When Hernan Cortes came to the land of the heart of the Aztecs‚ he had brought unknown weapons and diseases to the Aztecs‚ as well as an army of men. He also had a spy/translator to help
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In the Aztec empire‚ religion was really important. They honored a lot of goddesses and gods‚ and each of these gods had ruled different people‚ so each god had different jobs. The Mesoamerican religion is the way of saying “the Aztecs”. In the Mesoamerican religions‚ they had elements of human sacrifice in most of the festivals‚ and they were held in the Aztec calendar. God And Goddess The first subtopic in the Aztec life is the god and goddess and what they are known for. In the Aztec religions
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The Aztec Empire started with a message from Huitzilopochtli‚ the God of war‚ sun‚ human sacrifice and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He commanded the Aztec natives to depart from their hunting and gathering way of life and travel to a land‚ "where the cactus grows‚ on which the eagle sits happily...” After a few hundred years of migrating‚ the Aztecs established themselves on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco‚ in the Valley of Mexico. At the start of the 1300s‚ the Aztecs began to advance
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Period 5 AP World Essay #3 Aztecs VS Mongols The Mongols and the Aztecs evolved on completely opposite sides of the world‚ so they had a substantial amount of differences. The contrasted culturally and socially. For example‚ religion was one of the numerous differences between the two. Also‚ the foundation of their societies was different as well; one being based on agriculture and the other being nomadic. However‚ they were not different in every aspect. The Mongols and Aztecs were similar politically
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The Mayans and the Aztecs were two separate tribes with many similarities. The social classes of the Mayan tribe had three main groups: the nobles‚ the middle class‚ and the regular commoners. The nobles were people who descended from powerful families such as the king‚ priests‚ and high officials. The majority of the Mayan society was made up of the middle class‚ which was formed by the higher- ranking commoners and the lower- ranking lords. The basic social unit in the Mayan society was the extended
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The Aztec Empire History The center of the Aztec civilization was the Valley of Mexico‚ a huge‚ oval basin about 7‚500 feet above sea level. The Aztecs were formed after the Toltec civilization occurred when hundreds of civilians came towards Lake Texcoco. In the swamplands there was only one piece of land to farm on and it was totally surrounded by more marshes. The Aztec families somehow converted these disadvantages to a mighty empire known as the Aztec Empire. People say the empire was partially
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