The Aztecs are one of the best known yet one of the briefer civilizations in the Pre-Columbian era. The phrase “Aztec” refers to the Nahuatl-speaking occupants of the Valley of Mexico or the Mexica people of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs originated from a place known as Aztlan. Despite contrasting opinion of whether Aztlan exists or not, the Aztecs were said to have come from the north. Their journey to the Valley of Mexico was shared with various other tribes. Each group arrived at different times and the Mexica people, the Aztecs, were the last to arrive. As a result, they settled in the land others did not want. Conflict and tension forced the group to flee from two pieces of land to what would later be Tenochtitlan. The beginning of the Aztec …show more content…
There were those who ruled, nobles, and those who were ruled, commoners. The nobles made up approximately five percent of the Aztecs and the commoners were the bulk of the population. Despite the wide population gap between the two groups, the commoners were still obligated to serve the nobles. In the highest position of power was the tlatoani, ruler of a city-state. The high lords, tetecutin, who were in control over certain areas were next in line. Below the tetecutin, there were pipiltin, or nobles, who were the offspring of the tlatoani and the tetecutin that could hold positions in government. The commoners were separated into three tiers: macehualli, the free commoners, mayeque, commoners that worked on a noble’s land, and tlacotin, slaves. There were also pochteca, merchants, that were above the commoners.
How social classes divided the population, so did the education system. Commoners and nobles went to separate schools. The telpochcalli was the school for commoners. The students were taught dancing and singing for rituals, history and religion, but the main focus for the boys was military training. The calmecac was the school for the nobles and promising commoners. This school trained the students for roles in government, priesthood and the military. Students were taught the calendar, writing, reading and
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
The Aztecs were a civilization that emerged in Mesoamerica around the start of the thirteenth century and existed until 1521 CE. The Aztecs had their own system of government, a very complex religion, and sports and games were very important to the civilization. The Aztecs were a civilization that was complex as well as very advanced in many different areas of their civilization such as their government, religion, and sports.
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 Aztec Empire has the history of a fast-growing empire destined to dominate Mesoamerica’s empires. Although their exact origins are unclear, experts believe the Aztecs evolved from a tribe of nomadic hunters (History 1). They conquered nearly all of Mesoamerica, creating an empire stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and south to present day Guatemala (Mcdowell 726).
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
Aztec society had four main classes: nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The nobles usually held high military offices and government positions. However, nobles were also teachers, priests, and bureaucratic officials. The nobles controlled most of the wealth in Aztec society. Obviously, their lifestyles were different and more luxurious than those of the commoners and slaves .
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
Aztec culture, also known as Mexica culture, was a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521, during the time in which a triple alliance of the Mexica, Texcoca and Tepaneca tribes established the Aztec empire. The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Aztec have also referred to themselves as the Meshika or Mehika.
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
Their society was based on infrastructure because the nobility was the highest, then there were the commoners and lastly the slaves. The
Although the Aztecs have an unknown origin, by legend they are believed to have originated from the northern part of modern day Mexico. A nomadic tribe known as the Mexica
In the Aztec government, most of the land was owned by a few families. The city council had more power than the families. They had four members that did a lot of the ruling, and then the leader in the Tenochtitlan was called the Huey Tlatcani.
It is believed that Aztecs originated in Northern Mexico. Aztecs were also believed to be around in the 14th-16th century. Aztec marriage started the life of a new family. The man typically got married in the early 20s, and the women mid-teens. They lived in what they called big cities. Aztecs started in Mexico and it was ruled with fear. For the Aztecs, clash and cultures took place in 1519. A law they had was unless you were 70 years old, or older, you could not be drunk in public. For the homes, each one had a steam bath, and the major weapon of an Aztec, was known to cut a horse's head off in one swing. The picture shows the gods of the Aztecs, and gods were a very important part of history.