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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 an Aztec accomplishment?

One of the first advanced calendars

Did the Aztecs participate in human sacrifice and why?

Yes, they would murder people and take their hearts out to sacrifice to their Gods. People wanted to take part of this human sacrifice because they belived they would become part of the the sun (their god)

What Factors enabled the Spanish to beat the Aztec and the Inca?

Immunity to diseases that domesticated animals carry. For centuries, Europeans had built up resistance... when they brought these animals to the New World... the people here were vulnerable.

Example: cowpox is right next door to smallpox.

How were the Aztecs able to have supply of sacrificial victims?

The Aztecs went to neighboring tribes and took one of their people back to their capitol and sacrifices them.

What were three things that helped that Spain defeat the Aztecs?

Type your answer here... horses, disease and metal weapons

Are Aztecs a military empire?

The Aztec Empire is long gone, it expired centuries ago, so it is not an empire of any kind, it is just a former empire. And when it existed it was not a military empire in the modern sense of the term; it was ruled by an emperor, not by a general. Of course, it did have military power and did enforce its rule by force. All empires share the characteristics of the military, to some extent.

How old were the Aztecs when they went to School?

Aztec boys went to school when they were fifteen years old. Sons of Nobles went to a calmecac and sons of commoners went to a telpochalli.

What were some advantages the spanish had over the Aztec?

Obvious advantages immediately stand out. The invading Conquistadors consisted of well trained mobilized militias trained in military tactics and outfitted with gunpowder and steel. However, two other factors should be considered. These are literacy and disease. A large amount of Spanish success revolved around being a literary society; allowing them to deceive Aztec emperors. Also, to be considered is the rampant spread of European disease across North America introduced by the Spanish; most notably smallpox. Disease spread faster across the continent than the Spanish; decimating around 80 percent of the indigenous population.

Why are the Maya Aztec and Incas considered to be empires?

The Aztecs and the Incas were empires because they had emperors, but the Mayans were actually not an empire, they had no emperor

Who conguered the Aztec empire?

Hernando Cortes. He was a Spanish conquistador.

Did the Aztecs have hair?

Yes, and I know it was black but I don't know what texture. I've read that it was straight but my family says that I'm a quarter Aztec and the rest of me is Scandinavian and I have wavy hair so either there is some kind of drama/miscommunication in my family or the source I'm basing my answer off of was incorrect on that part. But I'm certain they had hair haha.

What knowladge did Cortes have about the Aztecs before meeting Montezuma?

Not much, he just had the rumors that the other aboriginals told him. He knew that the Aztecs were a big and powerful empire and that their capital was magnificent, though he never expected that it would be a much bigger city than most European cities at the time.

Montezuma II did not immediately order an attack on Cortez?

Because he wondered if perhaps the prophecy of Quetzalcoatl was coming true.

How were cocoa beans valued by the Aztecs?

The cocoa beans were used at the Aztecs' currency.