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To beat them and exact tribute. They also waged war so that their warriors would not get rusty. You may also hear of prearranged "flowery wars." However, there is a great misconception about what the "flowery wars" really were. The sources only speak of these wars to differentiate them from wars of conquest. Some have said that they were an institution that was set up to obtain sacrificial victims. This claim however is unsubstantiated in the sources at least to the extent to which it has been conceptualized. First of all, the "flowery wars" have been made to sound as if the Mexica and their opponents prearranged the wars. This is not substantiated and it isn't logical that two opposing armies that knew the outcome of such a struggle would participate willingly, and in fact the armies that participated in these wars seldom saw the battles as a game, but rather as a very serious struggle. Also, in the sources, when "flowery war" is described, often prisoners are returned and exchanged and the sacrificees are people other than the warriors. This does not mean that sacrifice was not important and that captives weren't sacrificed after a struggle. However, we must use logic and realize that if all the Mexica warriors were busy trying to capture sacrificial victims, they would have been a considerably ineffective army which they most decidedly were not (except against the Purepecha and the Tlaxcala).
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What did the Aztecs do to the other tribes that they defeated?
The Aztecs charged them tribute which is the equivalent to the taxes we pay except the other tribes didnt get any services back like we do. Sometimes the Aztecs would capture people from other tribes. After the war finished, they would then sacrifice the prisoners of war to the Gods.
Who did the Aztecs mostly go to war with?
Aztec mostly went to war with the other Aztec tribes
Did the Aztecs have any conflicts or wars?
Yes they did have conflicts, and were constantly at war with their neighboring tribes.
Which native American civilizations helped conquer the Aztecs?
The Aztec Empire had made many enemies among the neighbouring tribes, some of whom had been subjugated by them but still bore resentment towards the Aztecs. The Spaniards were very quick to ally themselves to these enemies of the Aztecs, since the one thing they lacked was numbers. The main tribes who sided with the Spanish were the Totonacs (theoretically conquered by the Aztecs) and Tlaxcallans, against whom the Aztecs had long been waging a war of annihilation. Other warriors came from Cholula and Huextzingo.
Who did the Aztec conquered?
Basically, the Aztecs wanted to control the Valley of Mexico, so they waged war on any of the tribes that resisted their rule. The names of these tribes a unknown.
How did the Aztecs trade with other cultures?
The Aztecs didn't trade with other cultures because they always were in war with the other tribes, but their coin was the cacao beans. That was their most valuable resource inside their Empire.
Cortes found allies against the Aztecs among?
Cortes found allies against the Aztecs among the many conquered and oppressed Central American tribes. They were happy to help, as the Aztecs had a habit of taking war prisoners and sacrificing them to the gods, as well as forcing conquered enemies to pay ridiculously high tributes, which were sort of like taxes.
Why did the Aztecs take so many war captives?
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Who did the Aztecs believe in?
The Aztecs believed in many different gods, including Tenochtitlan, the sun god, and the war god.
How did Cortes overcome being outnumbered and conquered the Aztecs?
Smallpox killed off 90 percent of the population of Aztecs. Also he had better weapons and was more skilled in the art of war. But there are other mysteries surrounding this that historians still have yet to discover. Cortes was aided by the Native tribes the Aztecs had conquered.
Who would win in a war the Aztecs or Mayans?
Aztecs because mayans weren't as skilled as the Aztecs
Who would win in a war Aztecs or Mayans?
Aztecs because mayans weren't as skilled as the Aztecs
