The Aztecs original name is "Mexica", I knew the origin of the term Aztec, I'll have to review my notes, but I do know it was a term accepted during the arrival of the Europeans.
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
The best that historians can do is to offer the name Acmapichtli as being the first chief of the Aztecs. His name means "Handful of Arrows or Reeds." He ruled from about 1376 to 1395.
there were calledthe mixtecs before they called them selves the Aztecs
The Aztecs original name is "Mexica", europeans called them Aztecs because of Aztlan, the area basically western u.s.(California) It's not the proper name to call them unless they we"re still in Aztlan, Mexica are what they are. You pronounce it like Mexico but the x makes a sh sound. ME-SHE-KA
No, Aztecs is the name of a specific group of people, a proper noun.
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
The best that historians can do is to offer the name Acmapichtli as being the first chief of the Aztecs. His name means "Handful of Arrows or Reeds." He ruled from about 1376 to 1395.
Atzlan
Huitzilopochtli - the sun god of Aztecs
The name Aztec was given to them by historians but the original name they went by was Mexicas. Which is the reason why many people believe the indigenous people called there country Mexico when Spaniards left in 1821.
Chubacas are the name of the floating gardens that the Aztecs built.
there were calledthe mixtecs before they called them selves the Aztecs
Tenochtitlan, a watery swamp.
The Aztecs original name is "Mexica", europeans called them Aztecs because of Aztlan, the area basically western u.s.(California) It's not the proper name to call them unless they we"re still in Aztlan, Mexica are what they are. You pronounce it like Mexico but the x makes a sh sound. ME-SHE-KA
No, Aztecs is the name of a specific group of people, a proper noun.
hutizilopochtli was his name.
what was the aztecs ruler name