They spoke Aztec?
The Aztecs primarily spoke Nahuatl, which was their native language. However, they also had some knowledge of other languages spoken in Mesoamerica, such as Maya and Mixtec, due to trade and communication with other cultures in the region.
Aztecs did what Aztecs did best
Because when the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico from their supposed homeland to the north, Nahuatl was the language spoken by the previous inhabitants of the Valley, the descendants of the Toltecs and possibly of the people of Teotihuacan. The Aztecs, essentially, were trying to fit in, and adopted the language of their new home.
The word "god" does not exist in Nahuatl. There is a debate whether they are spirits or gods. I personally think they are spirits because I speak the language.
i am in middle school hoover i think that their religion is still practiced today and also speak spanish. :) it is a fact (:
He conquered them, with the aid of smallpox and a few thousand Tlaxcalan warriors (sworn enemies of the Aztecs).
Aztecs
The Aztecs never went extinct. The Spaniards did however end their reign of power through a combination of religious, psychological, linguistic, and germ warfare. The Aztecs had no natural defense against these diseases, which were the main cause for their downfall. In total, European diseases and slavery wiped out 90% of America's Native population, which was equivalent to 10% of planet Earth's population. Much greater then the entire continent of Europe. The Aztecs did not die out however, they just became ruled by the Spaniards. In addition, the Aztecs did not call themselves 'Aztecs', they called themselves Mexicas. The modern day Mexicans are either full blooded Aztecs, Mayans, Zapotec, Mixtec, or Meztiso (of mixed blood). Spanish only comprises of 10% of Mexico's population. The Aztecs are still alive and festivals are held to this day. Although Mexicans speak Spanish, the majority of them are natives. Some in fact still speak their native Mexica language of Nahuatl. The true language of the Mexicans.
Hernando Cortes explored Mexico. Particularly the Mexican Plateau, where the land is flat, and there are many minerals. This was also the land inhabited by the Aztecs, the indigenous people of Central Mexico. The Aztecs had a huge empire that was very complex for the time. People paid "taxes" to the "government" in return for many benefits of being part of the Aztec empire, such as going to school. The Aztecs had a very large army with spears and big sticks they used a clubs, and Hernando Cortes had only one or two hundred men with him, and defeated the mighty Aztecs because his men had swords and guns, which are much more effective. There are many long-term effects of this, and they are that they speak Spanish in Mexico, and their religion is mainly Roman Catholic. If Hernando Cortes had not conquered the Aztecs, people in Mexico would probably speak the Nahuatl language, the language of the Aztecs, and the people would be the religion of the Aztecs, but I am not sure what that is called.
The Aztecs Built Temples.
mayans
who was in charge of the aztecs