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Who was the height of the civilization during the Spanish conquest?
In Mexico? The Mexica (commonly misnamed as Aztecs) qualify as such.
How are Mexicans related to Aztecs or Mayans?
In blood and culture. "Aztec" is a made up term created by Americans much later to seperate the ancient Mexica from the modern day Mexica when doing research. But they are one people.
Are Native Americans close to Aztecs?
If you mean are they related, yes - the Aztecs or Mexica people of Mexico are natives of the Americas, just like the Kayapo of Brazil, the Haida of Canada and the Cheyenne of the USA, so they are all native Americans.
What is the legend about how the Aztecs settled their land?
The people were called the Mexica. There was a prophecy that foretold that when they finally reached the land they should settle in, there would be an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. They supposedly encountered this sign after years of wandering and so settled there.
Do Pakistanis call themselves Arabs?
No. They call themselves Muslim, but not Arabs.
What did the Aztecs call themselves when they were just one of many mesoamerican peoples?
mexica mexica
What association do the Aztecs have with the mexica?
They were one and the same. The Aztec referred to themselves as Mexica, Tenochca or Colhua-Mexica.
Are mexicas from Mexico?
Yes. Mexica is how the Aztecs knew of themselves.
What did the Aztecs call themselves before they were the Aztecs?
They didn't call themselves Aztecs, they called themselves Mexica. The Aztec word was created later for archeological terms to distinguish the ancient from the modern day Mexicans. ^ is all wrong. They called themselves Chichimeca. The other tribes thought that this name was funny, but when they did something good, the Toltecs helped them out and started by changing their name to Aztec.
What was the Mexica's name?
The Aztecs, today they are called the Mexica's
Why were Aztecs named Aztecs?
The Aztecs called themselves Mexica. The the term Aztec was coined by an American trying to sell books in order to distinguish the older generation of Mexicans from the current one. He got the word Aztec from the northern Mexica homeland called Aztlan.
Who were the Aztecs rivals?
Mexica
What made the Aztecs sick of the spanish?
It was the Mexica who fought the Spanish not the Aztecs, but what made the Mexica sick of the Spanish was as soon as the Spanish got there they had a meeting with Motecuzuma of talks about peace, that's when the Spanish held Motecuzoma hostage and that's when the Mexica took up arms to defend themselves against this new threat to their civilisation.
Why are the Aztecs called the Aztecs and what is the meaning of te word Aztec?
The Aztecs called themselves Mexica. The the term Aztec was coined by an American trying to sell books in order to distinguish the older generation of Mexicans from the current one. He got the word Aztec from the northern Mexica homeland called Aztlan.
Who called land that is now Mexico by this name?
The Aztecs. They knew themselves as Mexica, and their city-state was known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
Why did mexica or Aztecs built Tenochitlan in toxcoco?
because mexica just feei like it
How was the Aztecs vulnerable?
The Aztecs original name is "Mexica", europeans called them Aztecs because of Aztlan, the area basicaly western u.s.(California) It's not the proper name to call ... Mexico
