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Aztecs
The Aztecs were active in Mexico from the 14th through 16th centuries. They are most famous for their practice of human sacrifice.
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Why do countries want an empire?
countries want a empire so that they can either be powerful or they will have the power to run countries
What did Aztec cities look like?
They were made of stone. had tall perimides and are very huge. the steps to perimodes are very small becaus e of the size of the atecs
No, in fact, most Mexicans have no drop of Aztec blood in there bodies. When the Spanish colonized Central America, most of the conquistadors refused to interbreed with the natives. This lack a combination means that not every person that lives in Mexico today are Aztec related.
In what present day countries were the Aztec and the Inca Empire's located?
They were found in the lower parts of mexico close the the islands down their for the aztecs and the inca were settled more on the land close to the aztects
What were the plants and animals of the Aztecs?
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What kind of Economy did the Aztecs have?
The Aztec's economy was built off of a traditional economy. Simply because
parents were teaching their children at an early age to farm or any occupation their parents had, then that became their jobs as an adult and the cycle continued.
How many people did the Aztecs sacrifice every year?
They sacrificed 3 - 4 hundred per day. Do the math and that's about 109500 - 146000 people a year.
At least, that's what I learned back in grade six.
How did the Aztecs build chinampas?
make a square (aringnaly 30 by 2.5 meters) and mark it off with stakes, then bind them by weaving vines and branches between them. fill with dirt/mud until higher then the water level.
The Spanish Destroyed The Aztec... Cortes Was The Leader
and the army
Why do you know so much about the Aztecs?
From our excavations and the spanish conquest where the Spaniards recorded what they saw.
Aztecs valued honor, loyalty, humility, stoicism, and ritual traditions. Yes, they did sacrifice humans, but it was considered an honor to be sacrificed. When they played their famous ball game (like soccer, except the goals were hoops high on the walls), it was actually the WINNERS that got to be sacrificed to the gods.
Why did the Aztecs think Cortes was a god?
The Aztec thought Cortes was a god because Montezuma saw the picture on the stone that is exactly look like the god of the Aztecan. But when Montezuma noticed that he wasn't a god because he's bleeding so that make him a fraud because gods don't bleed.
What are Aztecs known for doing?
Aztecs are mostly known for sacrificing human people... and they were also very intellegent... we are studying the Aztecs in social studies here at my school. :( ugh. oh well.. hope my answers help you!!
What does the name Aztec mean?
the definition of Aztec is a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
What did the Aztec transport on?
They mainly got around by arerbra or donkeys they also like to eat ice cream and sing songs
Why did the Aztecs kill people?
because they were ruled by a great ruler and they wanted to "own the world" .people who didnt listen to there ruled were killed in fear thay might rize up an over rule the aztecs
ANSWER:
The Aztecs thought that the sun was a god who demanded sacrifices in order to keep on shining and providing them with food and warmth to live.
