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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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What were the Aztecs homes like?
The doorways of the Aztec houses were square and found on one wall of the home. The roofs of the ancient Aztec homes were flat, which provided for an extra room in the hot weather of the area where the Aztecs lived.
Aztec's city life was reserved for the rich nobles. They even had slaves who worked for them. Any poor Aztec in the city had to work all the time in order to survive.
They covered the cities in gold.They used it so their gods can notice them.It is also used for jewelry,pottery,and decerations.
What type of games did the Aztecs play?
Tlachtli: which is sort of like a combination of soccer and basketball, where they have to throw a ball in the hoop without using legs and hands.
Patolli: a board game
They may have played a form of Lacrosse which was very popular in pre-Columbian time.
What Contributed to the fall of the Aztec empire?
The Spanish had many more new weapons and there technology was way more advanced than the Aztec's. Also the Aztecs were very spiritual and they believed that a god who was the leader of the throne but was banished said he would come back to re claim his throne. So Montezuma the leader of the Aztecs was scared so he gave the Spanish gold, food, slaves and water.
Compare and contrast Mayans and Aztecs?
Mayans were not heavy on sacrifice and the aztecs were very heavy on sacrifice.
Mayans were obsessed with time
Mayans were a very scientific group aztecs were not.
Aztec conquered neighbooring tribes.
Aztec placed much attention on prestige of their warrior males.
Aztec ruled by one sovereignty leader
Mayan had a ruler with glory.
Mayan city-states where rulers had their own sovereignty.
the Aztecs as other native American races were defeated for several reasons:
the spanish soldiers had allied with other tribes to defeat them (the tlaxcalls)
the spanish soldiers carried diseases that killed many Indians (smallpox)
the spanish had technologies that gave them advantage in combat (horses powder and different combat strategies)
How and why did the Aztec settle where they did?
As the legend has it the empire was formed in a swampy place where they seen an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. This is what the Aztecs claimed they saw while entering the new land. They began building and constructing their capital city, and by the year 1325 their capital city was finished. They called it Tenochtitlan, meaning "Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus".
I have been studying the Aztec's in school and your question could be considered as an opinion. I used to view the Aztec's as a savage people, however as I learned more, I realized they were not. The Aztecs believed that they had to give their Gods human blood or that their world would end. I hope this is helpful!
yes. they existed before the creation of fixed societies.
How do you open a radiator cap of Pontiac Aztec?
The cap must be pushed down while turning it to the left. You can turn it without pushing down but it will only unlock and open if you are pushing down and turning at the same time.
How do you get Aztec flute Pokemon Diamond and Pearl?
get mystrey gift go to resort area every day until you see a man with a green hat
