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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 civilization did the Aztecs succeed in central Mexico?
The Aztecs succeeded the Toltec civilization. They took their place in the central part of what is now modern day Mexico.
How did divisions within the Aztec and Incan empires help the Spanish?
The Incas were in the midst of a civil war over who should inherit the throne when the Spanish arrived. With primitive weapons facing gunpowder and armor, and a disunited military force, they presented little challenge and were quickly defeated. The Aztecs were only recently dominant in their region, and were widely hated for taking POWs or demanding hostages, as these people were then used as live human sacrifices, their beating hearts torn out and burned on an altar, and their bodies eaten in a religious ritual. The Spanish had little problem getting neighboring nations to help overthrow the Aztecs. Read more: How_did_the_divisions_within_the_aztec_and_inca_empire_help_the_spanish_defeat_the_natives
What are some leisure activities of the Aztecs?
Tlatchi
Tlatchi was a game played by the Aztecs and some individuals have claimed that it is over 3000 years old. We cannot verify this but it is quite possible that the game was being played around 500 BC. This would make it older than the Chinese game of Tsu Chu. However Tlachtli was more a mix of basketball, volleyball and football rather than just a forerunner of football. One key rule was that players could not use their hands, although they could use their heads, elbows, legs or hips
Patolli
Patolli or patole is one of the oldest games in America. Patolli (or variants of it) was played by a wide range of pre-columbian Mesoamerican cultures and known all over Mesoamerica. Patolli was very much a game of commoners and nobles alike and it was reported by the conquistadors that Montezuma often enjoyed watching his nobles play the game at court.
How did cortez's army defeat the Aztecs?
Cortez's army had better weapons, armour and horses. Also, Montezuma thought that he was the god Questzalcoatl so he let him into the Aztec's land unopposed.
Who are the Nahua Indians of Southern Mexico?
The Nahua people are one of the many Native American ethnicities found in central and southern Mexico; the Nahua clasification includes many cultures, such as the ancient Aztecs.
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How did the geography of the Valley of Mexico affect the farming techniques of the Aztecs?
Because the valley is surrounded by mountains, water did not flow out to the ocean. As a result it had many interconnected lakes in the times of the Aztecs (now mostly drained). In their capital city, built on an island, they raised food crops on artifial islands built of plants and mud. They also had an aquaduct that carried fresh water for irrigation from springs a few miles away.
Aztec food also included beans and squash. Of course, maize and beans are still a cornerstone of the Mexican diet, a healthy combination especially if you're not eating a lot of meat.
The Spanish invasion completely destroyed the Aztec civilization. Its religion was utterly destroyed and only continues to this day in the small corruptions that Aztec belief has made in the local syncretic versions of the Catholic faith (including some holidays like Dia de los Muertos). The Aztec lifestyle was completely up-ended, from their warrior traditions, to their religion, to their health (over 60% of the Aztec population is estimated to have died from diseases in the first two centuries of the colonization), and to their status (where Aztecs were relegated to a place just above slaves).
What early city in Mexico was not part of olmec culture?
One would be Teotihuacan. Another one would be Monte Alban.
Why did Tenochtitlan impress the Spanish?
A very large population (200,000 at a time when London had barely 50,000), a nice grid layout, large infrastructure required to support such population, an advanced administration, etc.
Nahuatl is a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, and the Aztecan language spoken by that indigenous group.
Who were the jaguars and eagles in Aztec warriors?
the jaguar warriors and the eagle warriors were the highest ranking of militia in the Aztec life. Eagles attacked at dawn while jaguars attacked at night. THERE ARE NO REPEAT NO MILITARIES!~
How do you say thank you for the coffee in nahuatl?
Tlaxcamati para titechmakako cafezin.
Tlaxtlawi pampa no cafe.
Tlasomati.
How did the Aztecs arrive in the valley of Mexico and what made them move to that region?
They were a nomadic group of people originated from some mysterious place known as Aztlan, located somewhere in the present-day U.S. Southwest. They emigrated from Aztlan because of a civil war.
According to their own religion, they were supposed to found their first city on a place where they would find an eagle eating a snake, on top of a cactus. They saw such vision on one of the marshy islands in the Lake Texcoco (central Mexico), on 1325.
The legend and symbol have been immortalized on the Mexican coat of arms, and on the Mexican flag.
How did the Aztecs welcome the spanish?
When Cortes appears at the Aztecs empire, they believe that he is the god, Quetzalcoatl but he is truly an enemy that is out to destroy the Aztec Empire. Anyway, the Aztecs welcome the Spanish with food, and with a place to stay that lines the entire city giving an easy way to defeat the Aztecs.
What is the name of the Aztec pyramid found in Tenochtitlan?
The Templo Mayor (Main Temple). Its remains are located between the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Mexico's National Palace.
What is the population of Mexico city now and also when it was Tenochtitlan?
As of 2008, Mexico City was populated by some 19,028,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that by 1519, before the population was decimated by the smallpox plague brought by Hernan Cortes and his Spanish Conquistadores, there were around 200,000 Aztecs living in Tenochtitlan.
How old did people have to be to get married in the Aztec tribe?
I believe long time ago in Aztecs boys and girls were ,married around the age 10-20
