0
Aztecs
The Aztecs were active in Mexico from the 14th through 16th centuries. They are most famous for their practice of human sacrifice.
6,012 Questions
People who made up the Aztecs?
Empire is partly correct as it was an Empire but that isn't a relevant answer. As far as i know and i like studying about the aztecs, no actual group of people founded the aztecs it was a sort of culture that just slowly came to be.
When did Aztecs start recording years?
This Aztec timeline includes the generally agreed upon dates of major events in the empire. For various reasons, experts dispute some dates, but this will give you an idea of the flow of events in the history of the empire, up until its fall.
6th century
First Nahuatl speaking peoples begin to settle in Mexico 1110 The Mexica travel from their northern homeland of Aztlan. These early dates, and the existence and location of Aztlan are hotly debated. 1110-1248 The Mexica roam the area which is now Mexico, trying to find a location in which to settle 1248 Mexica settle near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec, though they are soon expelled by the Tepanecs 1299 Mexica settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli. 1325 Tenochtitlán is settled by the Mexicachinampas are water gardens and are about 30m x 2.5m
its an artificial island used for gardening vegetation. it has a fence made from many stakes to anchor the plot of land to keep from floating away and is filled with mud, soil and vegetation. they are lined paralell to each other, foming a canal in between where canoes could pass through. most of the time a willow tree is planted in the garden to make it more stable and provide shade.
Why was the cocoa bean so important to the Aztecs?
it was important because only rich people get to drink chocolate or cacao i think they use the cacao for money back then
What were the members of the lowest class in Aztec society called?
They were called the "Mayeque". They were the slaves. The lowest on the social scale.
What were some of the problems in the Aztec society?
We do know that there were a number of factors involved, not just one. There are probably many factors that we don't know about that were already contributing to the weakness of the empire. But let's look at some of the most obvious, immediate factors: First, killing thousands of people, whether you or your neighbours, simply can't be good for a society. The loss of people in a loss that can't be calculated. Who knows how it would have been different if these people and their children had swelled the ranks that fought the Spanish, not to mention the other contributions they would have made.
Disease played a huge part in the fall of the Aztec empire. This is what happened. After Cortes landed in Mexico, another Spanish army came from Cuba to make sure he followed orders. Cortes would have none of that, and went to fight them. In this new group was an African being held as a slave, who had smallpox, a very contagious disease.
One of Cortes' men contracted the disease. When they returned, the Aztec army quickly overwhelmed the Spanish, killing many and causing the rest to retreat. The soldier was killed, and, likely when his body was looted, an Aztec caught the disease.The tactics of the Spanish army certainly played a role. The Mexicas were simply used to playing by different rules. However, the Aztecs soon got wise to the ways that the Europeans fought, and this almost led to their victory. But Cortes still used clever tactics in the final siege that, in combination with his native allies and the epidemics of disease, brought about the fall of the Aztec empire.
What were the consequences of spains conquest of the Aztecs and the incas?
The Aztecs and Incas lost their land and the Spanish took over
What was Montezuma's reaction to the arrival of Cortes?
Montezuma thought that Cortes and the Spanish were gods so he treated them nicely until he found out that the Spanish want to conquer Aztec.
How did the Aztec's life change after Cortes conquered them?
Many of the Aztec's loved ones were killed or injured. Their lives were obviously changed because they didn't know where to turn after being rudely tricked by Cortez's warm welcome.
How did Aztec parents punish naughty children?
they held them over a chilli pepper fire so it burned their mouth and throught
3 reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs?
because the Spanish had three things that the Aztecs didn't have, the art of surprise, wealth and a really tuff army....
What is on negative result of spanish exploration?
Disease spread with the Europeans which the explorers had vaccines too, but cultures such as the Aztecs did not and they got very sick. Also, the explorers inslaved the people
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice people in the temple?
the Aztecs sacrificed people to make the sun god happy so the sun would rise every day.
When did the Aztec empire start?
The Aztec empire started and ended in 1200 A.D. and ended in 1300. you motherf&*#
What problems did the Inca have when the Spanish arrived?
In 1525 or 1527, the old ruler of the Incas died, and his two sons, Huascar and Atahualpa, both wanted the throne and fought a bloody war. Atahualpa had just won the war when he was approached by the Spanish under Pizarro in 1532. Through deception, Atahualpa was captured by the Spaniards.
The Aztecs didn't really "dress" much. They were pretty much half naked, while the children and babies were- well, naked. I know the women wove cloth, and the soldiers wore armor made from heavy quilted cotton. Only the "noble" and "rich" Aztecs wore cloth. Some even wore head-dresses.
What happened to the Incas and the Aztecs?
Both, in part, fell victim to the colonial interests of Spain. Hernán Cortéz arrived in the Aztec empire in 1519 and allied himself with a Confederacy opposed to the capital, Tenochtitlan, which ended in the eventual destruction of the city in 1520 and the slow collapse of the native government. From 1520-1521 a smallpox outbreak killed 10-50% of the population of the capital, undoubtedly aiding in its downfall, and later epidemics of smallpox and typhoid had reduced the Aztec population by 80% in just 60 years.
A similar story goes for Francisco Pizarro, who arrived in Peru in 1532 to conquer the Incas right as a smallpox outbreak and a civil war were happening. Pizarro and his men allied with one side and were able to make alliances to overthrow the ruler and install themselves in the seats of power. The Inca were hit with wave after wave of epidemics of European origin, wiping out 60-94% of the population. Between these diseases and the harsh conditions of Spanish rule, the vast majority of the Incan culture died out.
