Often times people forget just how significant the fall of the Aztec empire is to our current culture. If the Spanish never invaded the Aztec’s there are a number of things that would be different today such as Christianity might not have been spread because the Aztec’s believed in serving many Gods as well as effects such as the expansion of Mexico or the non-existence of the Alamo. It is easy for people to analyze the culture we live in but they frequently neglect how it became this way. The cultural
The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires In this essay I will tell how the Aztec and Inca empires ended, and also I will compare the fall of both empires, using for a point of departure the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the land of Mexico. Wherever the Spanish went always the same thing happened, from my point of view. Innocent people were killed for no good reason, cities were massacred, civilizations were destroyed or forced to convert to Christianity. And so, I think now is the
Professor Chrissanthos TA: Christina Pappous HIST010 4 June 2015 The Fall of the Aztecs The Aztec civilization is widely regarded as the greatest civilization of the Americas. The Aztecs’ empire covered most of modern day central Mexico and was the most powerful civilization in the region at the time. They had developed political, religious, and social systems that were very intricate and important to the culture as a whole. The Aztecs, at the height of their greatness, ruled 5-6 million people and over
The Aztecs and Incas: Similarities and Differences The Aztecs were warrior people who lived in the Valley of Mexico, with the capital at Tenochtitlan, during the 1400s. Under their authoritarian state, the Aztecs worshipped their patron god, Huitzilopochtli, among other deities. Despite their warrior tactics and developed belief system, the Spaniards conquered them in 1519. The Incas (or Inkas) were the people who lived throughout the Andes Mountains from southern Peru to central Chile. With a society
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
The Mayan, Aztecs, and Incan civilizations were a large part of American history. Although are some details about these civilizations that we don’t know, their experiences helped us learn and grow. These civilizations had many successes that helped them flourish but also some failures that were the cause of their downfall. All three civilizations were very advanced for their time and helped develop many ideas that we use today. Early in the article “Mayan Civilization”, the author, Suzann Hopkins
The Mexica-Aztec of Central Mexico and the Inka of the Andean Region developed widely different political systems for governing other indigenous people that they have conquered. The Mexica-Aztec were direct descendent of the Toltecs of Mesoamerica therefore the Aztecs appropriated much of Toltec culture most importantly the belief in the god Quetzalcoatl. Also, the Mexica-Aztec and the Inka had very similar economies based on agriculture and trade. Political systems of the Mexica-Aztec and the Inka
The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization The Rise and fall of the Aztec Empire is possibly the most important area of study in the modern world. Of all of the nomadic tribes who migrated into Mexico, the Aztecs were one of the last. At first driven away by established tribes, the Aztecs slowly began to develop an empire of immense wealth and power by the late fifteenth century. Due in large part to the accomplishments of their ruler Itzcoatl, the empire expanded to include millions of people
For example, as Kristine Tucker had said, “The Spanish had a positive effect on Aztec civilization because they helped modernize the society. They introduced the Aztecs to domestic animals, sugar, grains, and European farming practices. Most significantly, the Spanish ended the Aztec's practice of human sacrifice.” This illustrate the benefits that the Spanish have brought to the Aztec, allowing the empire to flourish. Similarly, the same was done to other colonies, allowing satisfaction that
rise and fall of many great empires. In the early part of the era, the Islamic Caliphates acted as a core region in the Middle East, heavily influencing the region around them. On the other side of the world, the Aztec Empire rose to power in the later part of the era with minimal trans-regional influence. Although on different sides of the world, both empires found similar ways to adapt to their diverse environments. In the post-classical era, the rise of the Islamic Caliphates and the Aztec Empire