The Aztecs were an ancient civilization found in Mexico in their city Tenochitlan‚ which was the same area of modern-day Mexico City‚ from 1350 to 1519. They were an advanced and creative civilization. Two unique aspects of their culture that they are known for are their agricultural techniques and their use of human sacrifice. However‚ there are three reasons why historians should emphasize on human sacrifice. ""First‚ their need to sacrifice increased the size of their empire. Document A states that
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fortifications. Others were tasked to build canoes‚ utensils‚ weapons and tools. Creating Political Bonds * Caciques were polygamous. They had multiple wives to tend to all their needs. Much like some of the political marriages in European history‚ these tribal leaders often married the daughters of other chieftains to form alliances and bring about peace between tribes. One of the most common ways to gain an ally was to pay a suitable dowry in order to marry the favourite daughter of another
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behavioral and lifestyle factors of the Spaniards brought about the cruelest epidemiological event in the history of the world. For example‚ the Spaniards arrival and subsequent conquest of the native population resulted in a catastrophic die-off of the native population not by wounds‚ but by a host of infectious diseases that they carried to which the native population had no immunity. At length‚ Aztec thought that the wildfire spread of this disease is the divine action of the gods. Culture shock‚ severe
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The Spanish‚ led by Hernan Cortez‚ landed on the Mexican peninsula in search of gold in 1519. Within three years‚ the Spanish had conquered the Aztec Empire. Accounts of what happened during the first Spanish account differ greatly based on whose account of the attack is read. They differ which means only one is correct. First‚ according to an Aztec account‚ the Spanish attack was completely unprovoked. The Spanish started their attack with the musicians‚they slashed at their hands and faces until
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Maya The maya lived in what is known as southern mexico and northern central america including guatemala‚‚ Belize‚Honduras‚ Yucatán Peninsula and El Salvador. In El salvador the maya live there since 1800 and lived to 1960. There captain was Tinkan along with much of maya’s great litters. collapsed around 900‚ although some cities. They did animal and human sacrifices but the king’s blood was sacred and priest would cut themselves as part of the ceremony
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Aztec Agriculture - Rich and Varied In the days of the empire‚ Aztec agriculture was a lot more complex that growing a few stalks of maize. The remarkable farming practices of the peoples in central Mexico has been studied and admired ever since. Prior to the Spanish conquest of Mexico‚ Aztec society ruled the central Mexico‚ built on the foundations of Mesoamerica. Aztec society was highly structured and complex‚ and the political emphasis was working as a larger unit with smaller parts
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The Aztecs had slavery in their culture ‚however‚ it was much different than other cultures of the world. Slaves were treated more humanely. Their children were born free and they were able to escape slavery. There were some incidences when the person became a slave by their own decision. Their were others that were captured during war and became slaves in that way as well. Oddly‚ slaves could own other slaves in the Aztec culture. Even in the Greek culture slaves
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The Gun Law In Greenville Should law officials and military personnel only carry handguns? That’s the question shooting around campus. When in conversation‚ the gun law sparks up exceptional interest‚ many saying that handguns do not kill people; “people kill people”. In the United States‚ people have had right to own guns since the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. Would it make since to ban them now in certain areas? In Greenville‚ North Carolina‚ home of the East Carolina
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The Aztec and Maya were both American Indian people. The Aztec were ruled by a mighty empire in Mexico during the 1400’s and early 1500’s. The Maya however‚ developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and Southern Mexico. Both civilizations contributed a great deal to the modern world and invented items that are still used today. According to the Aztec Legend‚ the ancestors of the people who founded Tenochtitlan‚ came to the Valley of Mexico. The Aztec wandered for many years before
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American continent. Hunting and fishing in small bands‚ they spread out over North America‚ pushing their way down to Central America‚ and farther down into South America until they occupied both continents in varying degrees of population density (The Aztecs: People of the Sun). By 2000 B.C.‚ sedentary villages were common throughout Mesoamerica‚ dispersed in small communities across highly diverse agricultural environments in both lowlands and highlands. The very diversity of the Mesoamerican environment
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