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We’ve all learnt about First Nations, Medieval Times,and the Explorers, etc. One thing we don’t learn as much about in school are the Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans. Just like any other unit we learn in history, Aztecs are important too. They didn’t do much but they should be recognized for the little things they did. Some might know them as Mexica and others as Aztecs. They prefer to call themselves Mexica because they were from mexico but aztec is a more common name for them, people believe westerners called them aztec because of the words aztecatl, azteca meaning people from aztlan in the language Nahuatl. The Aztec empire had over 3 million people and spoke up to 20 languages. Although the Aztecs are known to be cruel and half nomads, their culture is beautiful, while being bloody and brutal.

The Aztecs were one of the last tribes to arrive in Mexico, in 1195 CE, when they arrived in the Valley of Mexico other tribes had taken the best land so the Aztecs were left with the swampy shores. They soon adapted and began to conquer their neighboring tribes. They continued to expand until they had their very own empire. The empire continued to thrive, until the Spanish arrived and had a fixed mind set on wanting the empires region of land.

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.

     The culture of these two civilizations are also similar and different in many ways. Religion was very important in the lives of the Aztec as well as the Maya. Both civilizations worshiped many gods. The Aztec and Maya worshiped gods such as the “corn god.”They believed in this god, because the economy of both civilizations was based on farming. The Family life was also similar. The typical Aztec and Maya households consisted of both families, and all members of the extended family, such as the husband’s relatives. Each member of the family helped with most of the work. The husband’s responsibilities were to support the family usually by doing craft work. The wife’s duties included weaving the families clothing, and cooking their food. However, the Maya had no schools. The children learned various skills by observing adults and helping them. On the other hand, the Aztec’s did things differently. Boys were educated by their father until about the age of 10. Then they attended school fun

     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 Aztecs were the Native American people who dominated northern México at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century. According to their own legends, they originated from a place called Aztlan, somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs (who referred to themselves as the Mexica or Tenochca) were a small, nomadic, Nahuatl-speaking aggregation

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 Aztecs were a ancient civilization who ruled an empire in the region of mesoamerica between 1325 A.D and 1521 . From their capital city of tenochtitlan, presently the site of modern - day Mexico City, the Aztecs had many achievements. Two things they were most know for is Agriculture and Human sacrifice, which was very unique. However, historians should emphasize the role of Human Sacrifice in Aztec culture."

The Aztecs were Mesoamerican people from the early centuries in the Americas. The home of the Aztecs was in the Valley of Mexico, they named it Tenochtitlan an island in Lake Texcoco. Before they got to Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs were from Aztlan led by chief man Tenoch. It was believed that “they were hated and rejected by all the surrounding inhabitants of the valley because they were uncivilized” (Aztec Culture). It was also believed that the chief Tenoch got a message from their God that said to lead his people to a place surrounded by Lake Texcoco and, where they saw an eagle eating a snake on a cactus that was their place for them to grow. During the next couple of years, the Aztec empire began growing into the greatest and most powerful tribe in Mexico. The Emperor who led them after Tenoch was Moctezuma II and it has also who led them to their downfall when the Spanish got to Tenochtitlan.

The Aztecs were an ancient civilization found in the Valley of Mexico in Mesoamerica. Two aspects of their culture that their are known for human sacrifice and agriculture. However, historians should emphasize human sacrifice in Aztec culture

The Aztec were curled people who ruled an empire in from Tenochtitlan. Form Tenochtitlan For their capital city of the Aztec, presently the site of modern-day to this day, the Aztec had many achievements. Two thing ps they are most know for include their farming method and use of human sacrifice. However, historians should emphasize the role of the human sacrifice in Aztec culture. " "It was human sacrifice that led to the Aztec expanding their empire.

The Aztec Empire was based on a city called Tenochtitlan. The city was built on islands in a lake in the valley where Mexico City now stands. The city founded by a people called the Mexica in 1325. In 1430 the battling local tribes made an alliance that formed the basis of the Aztec Empire. It stretched from Mexico as far as what is now Guatemala. Aztec cities were ruled by kings who tried to gain control over other cities. Any city controlled by a neighboring king had to pay taxes in the form of gold, food and other goods. The Aztecs tried to please their many gods by making human sacrifices. The victims were taken to temples on top of huge stepped pyramids where a priest cut their chests open.

Aztec society was a highly complex and stratified society that developed among the Aztecs of central Mexico in the centuries. They dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to 16th century. Until the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The Aztec society was built on the cultural foundations of the larger region of Mesoamerica. Politically, the society was based around the independent city-state, called an Altepetl, composed of smaller divisions called calpulli, which were again usually composed of one or more extended kinship groups.

The Aztecs, it is believed, originated as a poor nomadic tribe from a place in western Mexico they called "Aztlan" sometime in the 1300s. They probably never used the term "Aztec" in reference to themselves, and were commonly known as "Mexica". They moved into the Valley of Mexico as squatters, and began making enemies of the more civilized peoples already living there as a result of the Aztec taste for violence and human sacrifice (Coe, 1984, p.145-6). The Aztecs were, in the words of one historian, "despised by all" (Weaver, 1972, p.239) neighbouring peoples for their placing physical violence and bloodlust at the centre of their culture. For example, while their skill in fighting led to their being employed as mercenaries, on one infamous occasion their chief was offered the daughter of the King who currently employed the tribe. When the King arrived for the marriage ceremony, "he was confronted instead by a priest dancing about in his daughter's skin" (Weaver, 1972,

Aztec is civilization created by the ancient Indian, which was mainly distributed in central and southern Mexico. Aztecs were a tribe with a lower level of development at first, but they absorb and fuse with other outstanding cultural traditions of Indian in the region that they rose rapidly. Aztec had developed agriculture and the main crops were corn, beans, squash, potatoes. Religion played an important role in the life of the Aztecs. The inhabitants believed in the immortality of the soul and Supreme domination. They adored the natural god that one of the peculiar was to use the living person for sacrifice.