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First of all the mexica and the Aztecs are the same people. The Aztecs were fierce warriors and some people thought the were crude barbarians But they later got rid of that image and where known as civil people. Their empire held about 15 million people and 300,00 alone in their capital the Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was made of lots of little islands and causeways it was a city of wonder and beauty.
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Who were the Aztecs rivals?
Mexica
Who would win the incas or the Aztecs?
Aztecs. The Mexica had one of the most powerful empires in all of history.
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.
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.
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
What was the Mexica's name?
The Aztecs, today they are called the Mexica's
Who were the Aztecs rivals?
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.
What did the Aztecs call themselves when they were just one of many mesoamerican peoples?
mexica mexica
Why did mexica or Aztecs built Tenochitlan in toxcoco?
because mexica just feei like it
Did the Aztecs call themselves Mexica?
YES
Did Mexico get its name from the Mexica?
Right. The Mexica or Aztecs named their city Mexico-Tenochtitlan, hence the name.
What was the largest tribe of the Aztecs called?
The Aztecs consisted of the Mexica and allied or conquered tribes.
Are mexicas from Mexico?
Yes. Mexica is how the Aztecs knew of themselves.
Who would win the incas or the Aztecs?
Aztecs. The Mexica had one of the most powerful empires in all of history.
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.
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.
