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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 was the templo mayor used for?
It was dedicated to their two gods, Huitzilopochtli the god of war and Tlaloc the god of rain and agriculture.
Why do we know more about the Aztec then the Maya?
The Olmec had died out long before European settlement.
What were the Aztec houses called?
They live in massive temple made by stone and inside it was their riches but not gold, they thought it was an average normal resource but when the Spanish saw that they were liking the gold!
How have archaeologists learned about the Moche civilization?
Digging up fossils,beautiful antiques,paintings,and treasured gifts from the Chavin,Nazca,and Moche.
What did Herman Cortes build over Tenochtitlan?
The conquistador Hernán Cortés built the city of Mexico City (proper name "Ciudad de México) in order to erase all traces of the Aztec rule.
Who is the Conquerer of the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés was the Spanish conquistador who defeated Aztec leader's Xicotencatl the Younger's forces at Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. They fought from February 1519 until the Spanish victory on August 13, 1521.
What mountain range did the incas build their empire in?
The Inca empire was located throughout the Andes Mountains.
Why do we know so much about Egypt?
Egypt is a "type" of the "world" to Christians in the Bible. The Hebrews were slaves to the Eqyptians. The Hebrews were God's people. The world is a type of ways that other cultures were living and ways they were worshiping false gods.
How were the norte chico and moche civilizations simular?
Both civilizations built canals to water crops.
How was Aztec society organized?
Aztec society was modeled around an interdependent city and state system. The groups were very family oriented although there was a strict division between nobles and common people.
Many historians cite three major classes.
Where did the Incas Aztecs and Mayas establish their civilization?
incas : peru {andes}
mayas : middle of america
aztecs : mexico
How did the spanish conquest start?
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most significant events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The campaign began in February 1519, and was declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. Moctezuma was convinced that Cortés was a god, as the Spanish brought horses and guns, which the Aztecs had never seen before. During the campaign, Cortés was offered support from a number of tributaries and rivals of the Aztecs, including the Totonacs, and the Tlaxcaltecas. In their advance, the allies were tricked and ambushed several times by the peoples they encountered. After eight months of battles and negotiations, which overcame the diplomatic resistance of the Aztec Emperor.
On 8 November 1519 after the fall of Cholula, Cortés and his forces arrived at the outskirts of Tenochtitlan, the island capital of the Mexica-Aztecs. It is believed that the city was one of the largest in the world at that time Of all the cities in Europe, only Constantinople was larger than Tenochtitlan. The most common estimates put the population at around 60,000 to over 300,000 people. The largest city in Spain, for example was Seville, which had a population of only 30,000.
When Cortés returned to Tenochtitlan in late May, he found that Alvarado and his men had attacked and killed many of the Aztec nobility (see The Massacre in the Main Temple) during a religious festival. Alvarado's explanation to Cortés was that the Spaniards had learned that the Aztecs planned to attack the Spanish garrison in the city once the festival was complete, so he had launched a preemptive attack. Considerable doubt has been cast by different commentators on this explanation, which may have been self-serving rationalization on the part of Alvarado, who may have attacked out of fear (or greed) where no immediate threat existed. In any event, the population of the city rose en masse after the Spanish attack. Fierce fighting ensued, and the Aztec troops besieged the palace housing the Spaniards and Moctezuma. At one point, Moctezuma was able to arrange something of a truce, but sporatic fighting was continuing when Cortés and his new army returned from the coast.
While the Flower Wars had started as a mutual agreement, the Tlaxcala and the Aztecs had now become entangled in a true war, a battle to the end. The Aztecs had conquered almost all the territories around Tlaxcala, closing off all commerce with them. The Tlaxcalteca knew that the Aztecs would try to conquer Tlaxcala itself. Therefore, most of the Tlaxcalan leaders were receptive when Cortés, once his men had the chance to recuperate, proposed an joint campaign to conquer Tenochtitlan. Xicotencatl the Younger, however, opposed the idea, and instead connived with the Aztec ambassadors in an attempt to form a new alliance with the Mexicas, since the Tlaxcalans and the Aztecs shared the same language and religion.
Who did the Aztecs think Hernan Cortes was?
Hernan Cortez was not a God but when he arrive to America (Tenochtitlán) the Aztec thought he was his God Montezuma because of his light skin.
What ended the Egyptian empire?
The Hyksos rule of Egypt ended because Ahmose seized power and conquerred Egypt and threw out the Hyksos. Actually, their rule ended because they lost the ability to run and empire. They were simply taking tribute from Egypt instead of ruling Egypt. When the main purpose of the conquering power is taking tribute from the conquered, a revolution will occur as did in Egypt and America in 1776.
How did Cortes conquer Tenochtitlan?
After Moctezuma's was killed the Aztec went into a frenzy. He was killed by either his people throwing stones at him or Cortez killing him, it is not known which happened. The war between Cortes and the Aztecs got out of hand. Cortes soon tried to get onto land by ship but couldn't. The Aztec either starved and/or were killed by a deadly disease that Cortez had brought to the Aztec, Smallpox.
Where do you find Aztec remains?
Only Aztec ruins can be found in Mexico, as the Inca were an independent civilization that rose in South America (more specifically, Peru).
Most Aztec buildings were destroyed during the Spanish conquest of Mexico, but some examples can be found in or around Mexico City:
- Main Temple (downtown Mexico City)
- Tlatelolco
- Cuicuilco
- Xochicalco
- Teotihuacan (not Aztec ruins per se, but were first discovered by the Aztecs, who copied this architectural style).
What was the Aztecs contact history with the Europeans?
The first one came when Cortez came to the Americas to look for gold. He found the Aztecs who gave them riches to go away; however, Cortez kidnapped Montezuma, ransoming the whole Aztec wealth.
In the Aztec civilization chinapas were used for?
They were mainly used to grow crops or farming things there but, i have heard rumors about them also sometimes using them as bathrooms when the chinapas grew older and older. The 2nd one may not be the BEST answer.
How did the spanish interact with the Aztecs?
No way - they plundered their gold, destroyed their culture, killed their rulers, warriors and many others, and raped their women.
The Aztecs are known for the trade and medical advances they made. The capital of Aztlan (name of the country of the Aztecs) was Tenochtitlan.
What was the Aztecs job specialization?
the Aztecs spent most of their time farming, fighting and cooking. men usually built floating farms called chimchapas that stop the crops from flooding
They are similar because they are to very ancient empires and they both got conquered at one point and they all died. Not very helpful answer.........
What does Tenochtitlan stand for?
I am not ENTIRELY sure of the whole answer, but all I know is that there is something on a Cactus, eating something else. The cactus is on a stone. There is a lot more to it, but I have looked for a bunch of information about this, and found nothing, so I hope I could be a help to you!
