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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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How did the Aztecs migrate from Aztlan to central Mexico?
The Aztecs arrive in the Valley Of Mexico after much wandering and fighting other tribes in the area for a place to settle. The Aztecs were told by one of their Gods, that they would know they had found their rightful home when they saw an eagle standing on a cactus, with a snake in its talon. After seeing this vision they set up their home and named it Tenochtitlan, That is now the image on the Mexican flag.
How are the Maya and Aztec similar?
Both native groups had similar traditions, calendars, weapons, and both were in Mexico. Both tribes built pyramids and mud houses.
What was hernan Cortes's kid's names?
This list is from Wikipedia's article on Hernan Cortes.
- doña Catalina Pizarro, born between 1514 and 1515 in Santiago de Cuba or maybe later in Nueva España, daughter of doña Leonor Pizarro, perhaps relative of Cortés.
- don Martín Cortés, born in Coyoacán in 1522, son of doña Marina (La Malinche), called the First Mestizo; about him was written The New World of Martín Cortés; married doña Bernaldina de Porras and had two children:
- doña Ana Cortés
- don Fernando Cortés, Principal Judge of Veracruz. Descendants of this line are alive today in Mexico.
- don Luis Cortés, born in 1525, son of doñaAntonia or Elvira Hermosillo.
- doña Leonor Cortés Moctezuma, born in 1527 or 1528 in Ciudad de Mexico, daughter of Aztec princess Tecuichpotzin (baptized Isabel), born in Tenochtitlan on July 11, 1510 and died on July 9, 1550, the eldest legitimate daughter of Moctezuma II Xocoyotzin and wife doña María Miahuaxuchitl; married to Juan de Tolosa, a miner.
- doña María Cortés de Moctezuma, daughter of an Aztec princess; nothing more is known about her except that she probably was born with some deformity.
He married twice: firstly in Cuba to Catalina Juárez Marcaida, who died at Coyoacán in 1522 without issue, and secondly in 1529 to doña Juana Ramírez de Arellano de Zúñiga, daughter of don Carlos Ramírez de Arellano, 2nd Count of Aguilar and wife the Countess doña Juana de Zúñiga, and had:
- don Luis Cortés y Ramírez de Arellano, born in Texcoco in 1530 and died shortly after his birth.
- doña Catalina Cortés de Zúñiga, born in Cuernavaca in 1531 and died shortly after her birth.
- don Martín Cortés y Ramírez de Arellano, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca, born in Cuernavaca in 1532, married at Nalda on February 24, 1548 his twice cousin once removed doña Ana Ramírez de Arellano y Ramírez de Arellano and had issue, currently extinct in male line
- doña María Cortés de Zúñiga, born in Cuernavaca between 1533 and 1536, married to don Luis de Quiñones y Pimentel, 5th Count of Luna
- doña Catalina Cortés de Zúñiga, born in Cuernavaca between 1533 and 1536, died unmarried in Sevilla after the funeral of her father
- doña Juana Cortés de Zúñiga, born in Cuernavaca between 1533 and 1536, married Don Fernando Enríquez de Ribera y Portocarrero, 2nd Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules, 3rd Marquess of Tarifa and 6th Count of Los Molares, and had issue
When was the the beginning of the Aztec empire?
I believe that the Aztec Empire began by the Aztec traveling for a place to settle then when they reached a place with an eagle sitting on a prickly pear cactus with a snake in its beak. The Aztec believed that that was a sign from their main God. Then the Aztec started to win wars and took their prisinors they got from war and forced them to be apart of they Aztec or they will get sacrafised.
Who built the Aztecs capital city?
Tenochtitlan was founded by the Aztecs in 1325. It was a city-state on in sland in Lake Texcoco and it became the capital of the Mexica Empire in the 15th century. It was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas at its peak. It was captured by the Spanish in 1521 and its ruins are located in present-day Mexico City.
Who arrived in Mexico in 1519 resulting in the conquest of the Aztecs and Incas?
hernan cortez attacked the aztecs. Hernan Cortez was an conquistador
What is the cause of the Aztec's decline?
To rise: they were a very resourceful civilization, which rapidly expanded from humble beginnings into a large empire that spanned most of central Mexico.
To fall: they were destroyed by Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century. The reason behind such destruction was that Aztecs didn't have resistance to disease - specially smallpox - brought by Europeans.
What Lake in Mexico where the Aztec built their capital and where Mexico city stands today?
Right. It was baptized as Mexico-Tenochtitlan and was founded on March 13, 1325.
What was the flora and fauna of Aztec Mexico?
Located atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates), Mexico is one of the most geologically active regions of Earth. This has resulted in a varied topography, which includes the three Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Mexican Altiplano and the flat lands around the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' N) effectively divides the country into northern temperate and southern subtropical zones.
Due to its topography and extensive territory (1,972,550 square kilometers or 761,606 square miles, ranked 14th largest worldwide) Mexico has one of the world's most diverse climates:
Arid or semiarid conditions (Köppen BWh) are encountered in the Baja California Peninsula, the northwestern state of Sonora, the northern altiplano, and significant portions of the southern altiplano. Rainfall in these regions averages between 300 and 600 millimeters (12-24 inches) per year, and temperature variations are pronounced, between 5°C (41°F) on winter up to 42°C (107°F) on summer months. The vegetation found in such biome includes many cacti and desert plants, such as the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), Opuntias (Opuntia ficus-indica) and shrubs and trees of the Agave family.
Low-lying areas along the Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan Peninsula receive in excess of 1,000 millimeters (40 inches) of rainfall in an average year, with the wettest region being the southeastern state of Tabasco, which typically receives approximately 2,000 millimeters (80 inches) of rainfall on an annual basis. These lands are mostly tropical savanna (Köppen Aw), with fairly constant temperatures averaging between 24°C (75°F) and 28°C (83°F). Tropical rainforest vegetation including Kapok trees (Ceiba pentandra), rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) and cocount palm trees (Cocos nucifera) are found in this region.
Towns and cities on the Mexican Altiplano, as well as those found along the Sierra Madre mountain ranges bellow the 1,000 meter mark (3,300 feet) have relatively constant, pleasant temperatures throughout the year between 16°C (61°F) and 20°C (68°F); the most common climate is subtropical highland (Köppen Cwb). This allows for large oak and pine forests (Quercus robur), (Pinus palustris).
On the other hand, more northerly locations experience sizable seasonal variations. Above 2,000 meters (6,600 feet), temperatures drop as low as an average yearly range between 8°C (47°F) and 12°C (54°F). Parts of the northern altiplano and high peaks in the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental occasionally receive significant snowfalls (Köppen EH) and have pine forests.
What city in Mexico is located where tenochtitlan once was?
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
What was the name of the city that was before Mexico City?
The oldest and still populated city in Mexico - and possibly of the Western Hemisphere - would be Cholula, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Mexico City. It was founded circa 1200 B.C.
If you mean 'founded by Spaniards', that would be Veracruz, founded by Hernan Cortes in April 22, 1519.
What problems do refugees face?
refugees in India are not provided with better living condition, no proper food to eat and even not an actually called shelter. Their living conditions are very disgusting.
He conquered them, with the aid of smallpox and a few thousand Tlaxcalan warriors (sworn enemies of the Aztecs).
How did the Aztecs respond to the Spanish?
The Aztecs thought that the Spanish were gods so they worshiped them and did whatever they could to please them, at first. But the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, had his doubts about them. Soon after they arrived, the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish were as mortal as their other enemies, and fought against them. They captured some Spaniards, and sacrificed or even ate them. The Spanish won out because of their superior armament, and because the diseases they brought with them soon killed many of the Aztecs.
Who built the city of Babylon?
Accounts indicate that the garden was built by King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled the city for 43 years starting in 605 BC (There is an alternative story that the gardens were built by the Assyrian Queen Semiramis during her five year reign starting in 810 BC). This was the height of the city's power and influence and King Nebuchadnezzar is known to have constructed an astonishing array of temples, streets, palaces and walls. According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the two nations. The land she came from, though, was green, rugged and mountainous, and she found the flat, sun-baked terrain of Mesopotamia depressing. The king decided to relieve her depression by recreating her homeland through the building of an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
Why was slavery an influence to south America?
Yes latin America was the first stop for slaves during the 1500s...the Spanish and The Portuguese had huge slave empires. About 60% of slaves brought to the new world were mostly sent to Brazil in South America, the Caribbean (haiti, cuba,Puerto Rico,Jamaica,Dominican Republic...etc) received the 2nd largest quantity of slaves and the 3rd would be North America. Brazil has the 2nd largest African descent poplation in the world, coming in Second to Nigeria in Africa (statistics state that atleast 40-50% of Brazils population is of African descent, part of that culture is still seen in the traditional African religion of Candomble). There are also African descent populations in the northern section of South America-as well-specifically Colombia and Guyana.
Yes, the Aztecs DID have music.
Music was important because it was so closely linked to religion, as it played a big role in religious ceremonies.The most common instruments were rattles, whistles, trumpets, flutes, copper bells, and shells. Aztec children between the ages of 12 and 15 were taught to sing, dance, and play musical instruments.
What was the Mayas form of writing called?
Mayas used pictures called hieroglyphics. They represent sounds, and with them any words in the Maya language could be written. Their writing system consisted of 800 symbols or Glyphs. From these, 700 represented whole words, they look like objects they represent, and 100 were syllable signs, used to spell out a word, syllable by syllable.
What did the ancient Aztec fish for?
fish and sea food, like crabs, oysters, fish and turtles, as well as fish, insects, shrimp, tadpoles, and pasta called ahuatle that was eaten commonly.
What was the National Anthem of the Aztec?
The official name is Mexican National Anthem (in Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano). The lyrics were written by Mexican poet Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra in 1853. In 1854, Catalan composer Jaime Nunó composed the music which acompanies the anthem. Unofficialy, the anthem is sometimes called "Mexicanos, al grito de guerra" (Spanish for "Mexicans, at the cry of war") which is also the first line of the chorus.
An urban legend about the copyright status of the anthem states that it is owned by a United States firm. This however, is not the case. United States copyright law declares the Mexican anthem to be in the public domain inside the United States, since both the lyrics and music were published before 1909.
The lyrics in Spanish, are:
Chorus
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra
El acero aprestad y el bridon;
y retiemble en sus centros la tierra
Al sonoro rugir del canon.
Cina -oh patria! tus sienes de olivo
De la Paz el arcangel divino,
Que en el cielo tu eterno destino
Por el dedo de Dios se escribio.
Mas si osare un extrano enemigo
Profanar con su planta tu suelo,
Piensa -oh patria querida! que el cielo
Un soldado en cada hijo te dio.
Chorus II
-Guerra, guerra sin tregua al que intente
De la patria manchar los blasones!
-Guerra, guerra! Los patrios pendones
En las olas de sangre empapad.
-Guerra, guerra! En el Monte, en el valle
Los canones horrisonos truenen
Y los ecos sonoros resuenen
Con las voces de -Union! -Libertad!
Chorus III
Antes, patria, que inermes tus hijos
Bajo el yugo su cuello dobleguen,
Tus campinas con sangre se rieguen,
Sobre sangre se estampe su pie.
Y tus templos, palacios y Torres
Se derrumben con horrido estruendo,
Y sus ruinas existan diciendo:
De mil heroes la patria aqui fue.
Chorus IV
-Patria! -patria! Tus hijos te juran
Exhalar en tus aras su aliento,
Si el clarin con su belico acento
Los convoca a lidiar con valor.
-Para ti las guirnaldas de oliva!
-Un recuerdo para ellos de Gloria!
-Un laurel para ti de Victoria!
-Un sepulcro para ellos de honor!
Chorus
Mexicanos, al grito de guerra
El acero aprestad y el bridon,
y retiemble en sus centros la tierra
Al sonoro rugir del canon.
And translated to English:
Chorus
Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
Your forehead shall be girded, oh fatherland, with olive garlands
by the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
has been written by the hand of God.
But should a foreign enemy
Profane your land with his sole,
Think, beloved fatherland, that heaven
gave you a soldier in each son.
Chorus II
War, war without truce against who would attempt
to blemish the honor of the fatherland!
War, war! The patriotic banners
saturate in waves of blood.
War, war! On the mount, in the vale
The terrifying cannon thunder
and the echoes nobly resound
to the cries of union! liberty!
Chorus III
Fatherland, before your children become unarmed
Beneath the yoke their necks in sway,
May your countryside be watered with blood,
On blood their feet trample.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
crumble in horrid crash,
and their ruins exist saying:
The fatherland was made of one thousand heroes here.
Chorus IV
Fatherland, fatherland, your children swear
to exhale their breath in your cause,
If the bugle in its belligerent tone
should call upon them to struggle with bravery.
For you the olive garlands!
For them a memory of glory!
For you a laurel of victory!
For them a tomb of honor!
Chorus
Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
