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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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Are Mexicans descended from the Aztecs?
The word 'Aztec' was created by an American writing a book, to separate or distinguish the older generation of Mexicans from the current ones. "Aztecs" in actuality called them selves Mexicas. Mexicans today and Mexicans of the past have the same relation as Ancient Chinese and Modern Chinese.
Now obviously Mexicans can be of any race. As a black person who is a Chinese citizen is also Chinese. But reguarding racial ethnicity, yes.
I guess you mean Montezuma II (1466-1520), penultimate Aztec emperor before the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Most of his conquests included the present-day states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, on the southern Pacific coast. Note at the time, most of Mexico had city-states with their own government and culture; just like Greece during its Classical Period.
By 1517 he had conquered 48 city-states and over 450 towns and villages. The only dominions that were not conquered by the time contact with Europeans was established, included the Tlaxcalans and the Mixtecs.
How did the Aztec keep records?
the aztecs are just like the maya they have calenders,signs like symbols.the aztecs also end up acually have many diffrent types of recordings that are unkown or have not been given a name.the aztecs have many ways but the best is calenders because, like i said they are just like the Mayan!
Describe some of the physical features of the ancient Aztec?
Some physical features in ancient aztec were described as mountainous, hot, humid and climate was cool and hot humid
Did the Aztec sacrifice children?
No. from what i know, they sacrificed adults (taking out the persons heart for the gods), but i might be a possiblity.....i doubt it though.
(Different person) yes, they DID sacrifice children. but only on certain occasions. and they did more than one way of killing the person.They also sacrifised women as well and they did this often.
the Spanish conquest and the disease the Europeans brought with them. Millions of Aztec died from the Spanish people killing them during war.
What was the role of an Aztecs Emperor?
the aztec gods role was to lead in religion make decisions that would satisfy himself and the people and lead in war and tactics.
they usually wore two triangle shaped pieces of cloth. one piece covering their chest and the other covering there private. they would also wear feathers on their forehead for fashion back then
When the Aztecs first encountered Cortes they thought he was?
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Are the Aztecs north or south of the Inca's?
Aztec society was based mostly in Mexico, and the Inca people were from Peru. Mexico is north of Peru.
Who did the Aztecs believe in?
The Aztecs believed in many different gods, including Tenochtitlan, the sun god, and the war god.
Why did the Aztecs believe in many gods?
They had so many gods because each god had a specific purpose for example they had a rain and sun god. But they even have the most important which is their sacrifice god. People were sacrificed because they thought they were healing the gods.
Spain's Hernan Cortes, who was widely regarded as a God (because of his skin color) by the Aztecs, led an invasion into the Aztec territory and defeated their leader, Moctezuma II.
How did the Aztec people travel?
By Foot!
By Foot!
the Aztec people did not travel on horses like pople may say they did they travel on something called their head
The Aztecs would take several large mats of floating plants and stack them on top of each other on a mud flat. Canals were then dug round them for drainage. Waste and compost was added on the top.
They measured 10 x 110 meters and were set out in a grid pattern. They were used to grow root vegetables, grain and fruit.
In 1519 there were about 100,000 people living off 10,000 hectares of chinampa in the Mexican Basin.
What were the social classes in the Inca Civilization?
Inca society had two main social classes. The emperor, priests, and government officials made up the upper class. Members of this class lived in stone houses in Cuzco and wore the best clothes. They didn't have to pay the labor tax, and they enjoyed many other privileges. Inca rulers, for example, could relax in luxury at Machu Picchu. This royal retreat lay nestled high in the Andes. Palaces and gardens could be found behind its gated wall. The lower class in Inca society included farmers, artisans, and servants. There were no slaves, however, because the Incas did not practice slavery. Most Incas were farmers. In the warmer valleys, they grew crops like maize and peanuts. In the cooler mountains, they carved terraces into the hillsides and grew potatoes. High in the Andes, people raised llamas-South American animals related to camels-for meat and wool.
