The empire expanded because the empire ruled and battled to gain more land and land. Like a stake. Everytime a new emperor was chosen, they had to get more land then they currently had than before. Hope this helped you.
The Spanish, led by Hernándo Cortés, conquered the Aztec people in Mexico.
Before the Aztec Met The Spanish There Worldview Was Religion And War. They use to believe that the sun would not rise if they did not sacrifice the human heart and blood to the gods.
Aztecs.
they destroyed the Aztecs one by one>:)
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in what year did the aztecs rise up and throw the spanish out of their city?
they rose in 1495 till 1550
The rise of the Aztec empire really began in 1150 with the fall of the Toltec empire.
the Aztecs sacrificed people to make the sun god happy so the sun would rise every day.
the key factors are war tribute and trade
Huitzilopochtli, the main god of the Aztecs and the god of war, was bloodthirsty and he needed sacrifices to sustain him in his journey throughout the day. The Aztecs believed that if they didn't sacrifice a human then the sun would not rise the next day.
The Aztecs were a very violent people, they would sacrifice a person every day, they believed that if they did not do this the sun would not rise. They ruled during the 1400's.
The Aztecs belived that for the sun to continue to rise it needed a human sacrifice everyday. So the Aztecs gathered raiding parties to raid nearby tribes and take prisoners for sacrifices. Those actions made them alot of enemies.
The Aztecs believed that Huitzilopochtli required human sacrifices in order to make the sun rise each day. It was believed that this blood offering was necessary to ensure the sun's journey across the sky.
The Aztecs believed that sacrificing humans to the sun god, Huitzilopochtli, was necessary to ensure the sun's continued rise and the creation of a new day. They saw it as a way to show gratitude to the sun god for providing light and sustenance for their crops. Sacrifices were also made to maintain the cosmic balance and prevent catastrophes.
they would sacrifice people in ceromonies every 52 years because they believed they needed to do that in order for the sun to rise
In an effort to postpone the day of reckoning.to have the sun come up the next day.( they thought otheriwse it would not rise)