The Fall Of The Aztecs

The Aztecs were a remarkable civilization. Th is civilization were distrusted and disliked because they tended to push others out of their way. They ruled an empire in Tenochtitlan in the time of 1350 to 1519. They also were known for their agriculture and human sacrifices. Agriculture was a very important part of their h istory because without their farming method the Aztec couldn't have created such great civilization. According to Document A of the Aztec DBQ, states that the Aztec empire grew more than 200 miles west to east, and north to south. Th is means that with the growth of the empire the population also grew and more effective agriculture techniques were needed to feed the people. They created the method of ch inampas because they

People often wonder how a civilisation as advanced as the Aztecs could have collapsed within 2 years of the arrival of foreigners. The Aztecs arrived in Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) in 1325 CE, and the empire collapsed 200 years later, in 1521 CE. The pivotal event that assisted in the collapse of the civilisation was the arrival of conquistador Hernan Cortés. The main factors that assisted Cortés were tribal warfare, the Aztec religion, disease, and the difference between Aztec and Spanish military technology. Disease played a significant role in the downfall of the Aztecs, because it killed 25% of the population, including major military leaders. (The Fall of the Aztec Empire, 2006)

The Aztec empire was located in central Mexico. In approximately 1200 A.D. is when the civilization was started. Their capital was the city called Tenochtitlan. Their economy wasn’t very good in the beginning. The Aztecs weren’t able to support themselves since their village was so small. The Aztecs did their farming in a method of agriculture called chinampa. This was a method of agriculture used throughout all of Mesoamerica. Soon their population grew began to grow. Their economy depended on the areas that were surrounding them because they still couldn’t fully support themselves. Most of the Aztec’s population were farmers and another good part of their economy depended on the extensive trade of important luxury items. Their

The Aztec were a powerful group but did not have an imperialistic worldview like the Spanish. The Spanish expanded their empire and travelled across to the America’s. Here they explored and conquered many groups of people. As they fought the Spanish army grew with more slaves being taken in. This was very different from the Aztec people who fought only for control. They were not focused on expanding their religion and allowed conquered areas to keep their religion and way of life. They did not take slaves and used the captured men for human sacrifice. The Aztec thought that sacrifice would keep their gods happy and increased the amount of before they were conquered. Thus the Aztec worldview was based on religion and the gods. The Aztec and Spanish worldviews were different. The Aztec respected their gods and only conquered land to not be destroyed while the Spanish conquered land to expand their empire. These factors helped contribute to the fall of the powerful Aztec

The Aztecs had one of the most successful and advanced empires of all time. They had a dwelling culture The Aztec civilization was located directly in the middle of two mountain ranges in the central valley of Mexico ( Platt 10). Although the Aztec empire eventually came to an end they were able to do well as an empire. Contributing factors that led to the rise of the empire was their political structure, social components, and religious traditions which they preformed earnestly.

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. They were a civilization with a rich mythology and cultural heritage. Their capital was Tenochtitlan on the shore of Lake Texcoco. From their magnificent capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs emerged as the dominant force in central Mexico, developing an intricate religious.

     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 settling in the valley in 1200's. At first, they were subjects of people who lived in the area, but later, in the mid 1300's, the Aztec founded their own city, Tenochtitlan. By the early 1400's, Tenochtitlan had become

     The Aztecs were an American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400's to the 1500's. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They also practiced a remarkable religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human sacrifice. The Aztecs built towering temples, created huge sculptures, and held impressive ceremonies all for the purpose of worshipping their gods. The Spaniards destroyed their magnificent empire in the year 1521, but the Aztecs left a lasting mark on Mexican life and culture .

The Aztec was a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica. The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City wanted to be called “Mexica”. I chose this culture because The Aztec nation is one of the largest and most advanced Indian nations to have ever existed on earth. Nearly every part of the

The first Europeans arrived in North America in the fifteenth century CE. Native cultures included the Olmec, the Maya, the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mound Builders of the Mississippi region, and the Anasazi of the American Southwest. The first metropolis in Mesoamerica, was the city of Teotihuacan, capital of an early state about thirty miles northeast of Mexico City that arose around the third century B.C.E. and flourished for nearly a millennium until it collapsed under mysterious circumstances. Among the groups moving into the Valley of Mexico after the fall of Teotihuacan were the Mexica. Folk legend held that their original homeland was the island in the lake called Aztlan, from that is why today they are known as the Aztecs. The Aztecs were excellent warriors. They set out to bring the entire region under their domination. For the remainder of the fifteenth century, the Aztecs took control over much of which is known as modern Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and as far south as the Guatemalan border. The Chimor kingdom was eventually succeeded in the late fifteenth century by an invading force from the mountains far to the south. The Inka were a small community in the area of Cuzco, a city located at an altitude of ten thousand feet in the mountains of southern Peru. In the 1440s, under the leadership of their powerful ruler Pachakuti, the Inka launched a campaign of conquest that eventually brought the entire region under their authority. Under his

First, the alliance the Conquistadors made with tribes that didn’t like the Aztec’s. Second, the Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses which the Aztec’s didn’t know about. Third, geography played a role in their decline. The Spanish blocked causeways, bridges, and waterways. This cut off water supply, causing the deaths of thousands of Aztecs. Lastly, I believe that disease was a cause of the decline. When the Spaniards were cast out of the city, they left smallpox. “The first epidemic of the disease swept through the city in 1520, killing Moctezuma’s successor, Cuitlahuac, within a matter of months” (McKay, et al., 2015). This killed off almost half of the Aztec population.

Tenochtitlan was built on a lake island called Aztlan and over the lake, the Aztecs built fertile, floating farms called “Chinampas”.The people who inhabited the Aztlan Island were originally called the Mexica people. The name Aztec is derived from the name of the Island. However primitive this empire may seem, the Emperors were quite affluent. They had lavish possessions

The Aztec civilization during its peak was the strongest civilization in the western hemisphere. When the Spaniards first set foot in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, they could not believe that a civilization so primitive in their minds could have been so culturally developed and powerful. However, before making it to Tenochtitlan, they had discovered that all was not well in the Aztec empire. From many native Indians that had tension with the Aztecs, they learned of internal and pre-existing problems that existed. This investigation examines to what extent where those internal and pre-existing factors to blame for the downfall of the Aztec Empire. The investigation was undertaken using some of the only primary

The assets of Mesoamerican people from the 14th to 16th century. they went by the name Mexica or Tenochca. Their civilization included many cities and towns especially inside the valley of Mexico. the largest city which is on a separate Island was Tenochtitlan. This civilization of 15 million people and merge two dominant in central Mexico which developed social religious political and Commercial organization. Sadly they were known for using brutal force against neighboring tribes and cities they would kidnap some of the people to be the sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand, they're beautiful temples and pyramids to draw the attention of many. Although they had Fierce Warriors in 1521 the Aztec civilization fell because of Hernan Cortes. He had gotten allied army with American Indians that

The Aztecs are known as the last powerful Mesoamerican Empire. The Aztecs were once a nomadic tribe and during the 13th century, found a home in central Mexico. At their peak, between 1345 and 1521, The Aztecs controlled 80,000 square miles throughout central Mexico.